Ervin v. Iowa District Court for Webster County

HARRIS, Justice.

Plaintiff in this original certiorari proceeding challenges an order punishing him for contempt. It is an environmental matter. Plaintiff, and his corporation, undertook to restore and recycle waste tires. The enterprise came under challenge by the Iowa attorney general for violation of the solid waste disposal statutes in Iowa Code chapter 455B (1991) and regulations promulgated by the Iowa department of natural resources. After the plaintiff failed to comply with a court-ordered cleanup of his premises, he was found in contempt. Because we agree he was in contempt, and that…