Love v. State

LAVORATO, Justice.

James Love, Jr., appeals from a district court order dismissing his application for postconviction relief. Love complains the prison disciplinary committee at the Iowa Men’s Reformatory (IMR) improperly found that he had violated rule 23. Additionally, his complaint raises procedural due process concerns.

Rule 23 is a major rule promulgated by the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC). Among other things, the rule provides that inmates commit a violation of the rule by failing to obey a (1) written or posted order, or (2) a verbal order given by any person in authority or…