Michael Chandler, Eddie Jones, and Chad Maddison v. Iowa…

Summary

The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment, holding that Iowa Code § 80F.1(13) does not give peace officers a private cause of action against their employing agency and does not provide an express exemption from the Administrative Procedure Act’s exclusive remedial scheme. The Court reached that result by applying plain‑meaning and surplusage canons to the statutory text and its context.