Klouda v. Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

Mark Klouda and Michael Mayberry, the plaintiffs in this case, appeal from the district court’s denial of declaratory and injunctive relief. They argue that Iowa Code sections 907.8A and 908.11 (1999) violate the separation-of-powers doctrine of the Iowa Constitution. The challenged statutes create a pilot project in the sixth judicial district. They transfer jurisdiction over probation revocation cases from judges to administrative law judges employed by the Iowa Board of Parole. Because we agree the statutes violate the separation-of-powers doctrine, we reverse and…