Kooiker v. State
Kathleen Joan Kooiker, Plaintiff-Appellant
The State of Iowa, Helen Miller, individually and in her official capacity as Iowa Board of Parole chair, and Governor Kim Reynolds, individually and in her official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.
Attorney for Appellant
Kathleen J. Kooiker, self-represented
Attorney for Appellees
Patrick C. Valencia, Deputy Solicitor General
Alexa S. Den Herder, Assistant Solicitor General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David Porter, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Langholz, J., takes no part. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (7 pages)
Former Iowa Board of Parole member Kathleen Kooiker appeals the dismissal of her claims of wrongful discharge and intentional interference with prospective business advantage under Iowa Code chapter 70A (2023). OPINION HOLDS: As Kooiker’s status as an officer rather than an employee preempts her from asserting claims under section 70A.28, we affirm.
