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Gary Pettit v. Iowa Department of Corrections

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 24, 2017No. 16–0582PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINS, Justice.

An inmate filed a judicial review petition under Iowa Code chapter 17A (2015) 1 seeking court review of a sex offender treatment program (SOTP) classification hearing. The Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) moved to dismiss the petition claiming judicial review was unavailable under chapter 17A. The district court overruled the motion to dismiss, and on the merits, the court determined the inmate was entitled to counsel. IDOC appeals.

On appeal, we find the district court did not have the authority to review the classification hearing under chapter 17A. Accordingly, we…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Haupt v. MillerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  4. Christie v. Rolscreen Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1989
  5. Greenwood Manor v. Iowa Department of Public Health, State Health Facilities CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mary DeHaai v. City of Monroe and Parties in PossessionCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2019

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