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Case No. 22-1012

Beth M. Avery
v.
Iowa Department of Human Services, State of Iowa, and Michael McInroy

Appellant

Beth M. Avery

Appellee

Iowa Department of Human Services, State of Iowa, and Michael McInroy

Attorney for the Appellant

Eric M. Updegraff, Brent L. Hinders, and Alex S. Dornacker

Attorney for the Appellee

Kayla Burkhiser Reynolds and Job Mukkada

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-1012
Date Published:
Jul 13, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Michael D. Huppert, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Heard en banc, but decided by Bower, C.J., and Tabor, Greer, Schumacher, Ahlers, Badding, Chicchelly, and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Bower, C.J.  (9 pages)

            Beth Avery appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the Iowa Department of Human Services and Michael McInroy on her claims of sex and sexual-orientation discrimination following her 2016 termination from employment.  OPINION HOLDS: On our review of the summary judgment record, we find no error of law or reason to modify the district court’s ruling.  We therefore affirm.

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