State of Iowa
v.
Iowa District Court for Jasper County
Plaintiff
State of Iowa
Defendant
Iowa District Court for Jasper County
Attorney for the Plaintiff
Christine Louis, Assistant Attorney General, and Alexa S. Den Herder, Assistant Solicitor General
Attorney for the Defendant
Nathaniel Crow, self-represented petitioner
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Certiorari to the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, Brad McCall, Judge. WRIT SUSTAINED. Considered by Greer, P.J., Chicchelly, J., and Bower, S.J. Opinion by Bower, S.J. (6 pages)
The State petitioned for certiorari, challenging a district court order overturning an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) determination the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) did not improperly deprive inmate Nathan Crow of his property by seizing a nude drawing. The State claims the district court erred by applying an injunction issued by the Polk County District Court in separate litigation to Crow’s privately created drawing. OPINION HOLDS: Upon our review, we conclude the district court erred by overturning the ALJ’s determination. Accordingly, we sustain the writ of certiorari.
