Rickie Rilea
v.
State of Iowa, Iowa Department of Transportation, David Lorenzen, in His Official Capacity of Director of the Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division, Mark Lowe, in His Official Capacity as the Director of the Iowa Department
In 2016, Rickie Rilea received and paid a traffic citation issued by an Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement Officer. At the time, IDOT officers lacked the legal authority to issue such citations. Rilea brought an unjust enrichment claim against the State of Iowa, the IDOT, and several individual defendants arguing it was unlawful to collect a fine for the improperly issued citation and the defendants were thus unjustly enriched. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants. The court found the individual defendants and the IDOT were not unjustly enriched. The court also found the claim is an impermissible collateral attack on Rilea’s criminal judgment. Rilea appeals arguing that he is not barred from seeking an unjust enrichment claim under the collateral attack doctrine.
Appellant
Rickie Rilea
Appellee
State of Iowa, Iowa Department of Transportation, David Lorenzen, in His Official Capacity of Director of the Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division, Mark Lowe, in His Official Capacity as the Director of the Iowa Department
Attorneys for the Appellant
Brandon Brown
Jessica Donels
Attorneys for the Appellee
David S. Gorham
Robin G. Formaker
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
Non-Oral
Mar 23, 2021 9:00 AM