Iowa Supreme Court · No. 23-1115
Jeffrey Peterzalek and Molly Weber v. Iowa District Court for Polk County
Decided May 17, 2024 · appeal from Polk County · Government
What the court decided
AI summary Two attorneys challenged a court order that required them to give deposition testimony in an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The attorneys argued that the information sought was not relevant or could be obtained from other sources. The court partially upheld and partially overturned the previous order regarding the subpoenas.1
Result: WRIT SUSTAINED IN PART AND ANNULLED IN PART
The court’s own summary
An assistant attorney general and former assistant attorney general were granted certiorari review of an order denying their motion to quash two subpoenas seeking their deposition testimony in an action against the Iowa Department of Public Safety for employment discrimination. They contend the subpoenas should have been quashed because the plaintiff in the discrimination suit failed to demonstrate their deposition was likely to produce relevant, non-privileged information crucial to the preparation of plaintiff’s case which plaintiff could not obtain from another source.
Holding: Two attorneys seek certiorari review of an order declining to quash subpoenas for the attorneys’ depositions. WRIT SUSTAINED IN PART AND ANNULLED IN PART.
Judges
- Written by Justice David May
- Trial judge: Robert Hanson, Polk County
Iowa Code it cites
Each links to the bills that change that chapter. Read chapter 216