Polly Carver-Kimm
v.
Kim Reynolds, Pat Garrett, and State of Iowa and Gerd Clabaugh, Sarah Reisetter, And Susan Dixon
Defendants, the governor, her communications director and the State of Iowa, appeal from a district court order denying their motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims for statutory and common law wrongful discharge. They contend dismissal was appropriate because: (1) the governor and her staff member lacked authority to discharge plaintiff, who was an employee of the Iowa Department of Public Health; (2) they are protected from the common law wrongful discharge claim by the qualified immunity set forth in Iowa Code section 669.14A; and (3) Iowa Code chapter 22 does not establish any clearly defined and well-recognized public policy sufficient to support plaintiff’s common law wrongful discharge claim and plaintiff’s termination did not undermine such a policy.
Appellee
Polly Carver-Kimm
Appellant
Kim Reynolds, Pat Garrett, and State of Iowa and Gerd Clabaugh, Sarah Reisetter, And Susan Dixon
Attorneys for the Appellee
Thomas J. Duff
Jim T. Duff
Jessica A. Zupp
Peter E. Larsen
Attorneys for the Appellant
Jeffrey C. Peterzalek
Samuel P. Langholz
Tessa M. Register
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Nov 16, 2022 9:00 AM
