Concerned Citizens v. City of West Des Moines
Concerned Citizens for Grand Avenue Development, Plaintiff-Appellant
City of West Des Moines, Iowa, City Council of the City of West Des Moines, Iowa, Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of West Des Moines, Iowa, Russ Trimble, in his capacity as Mayor of West Des Moines, Lynne Twedt, in her capacity as Director of Development Services of West Des Moines, Des Moines ND, LLC, Benjamin Lounsbury, and Andrew Lounsbury, Defendants-Appellees
Attorney for Appellant
Gary Dickey
Attorneys for Appellees City of West Des Moines, Iowa, City Council of the City of West Des Moines, Iowa, Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of West Des Moines, Iowa, Russ Trimble, and Lynne Twedt
Michael C. Richards
Daniel J. Johnston
Attorney for Appellee Des Moines ND, LLC
Ryan Gene Koopmans
Benjamin Lounsbury and Andrew Lounsbury, self-represented appellees
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Celene Gogerty, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Buller, J. (5 pages)
Concerned Citizens for Grand Avenue Development appeal the dismissal of their mandamus petition. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding that a writ of certiorari was an adequate and available remedy and mandamus was therefore unavailable.
