Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman v. Miller

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that the purpose of the Ombudsman is to “investigate complaints received ‘from any source concerning an administrative action’ of a state agency” (quoting Iowa Code § 2C.12)
• finding a “latent conflict” in two statutes that were not ambiguous on their own but “only when they are jointly brought to bear on the facts”
• finding “nothing in the failed [statutory] amendments that aid in the interpretation”
• “[T]he ultimate goal of statutory interpretation is to give effect to the intent of the legislature,” citing Beier Glass Co. v. Brundige, 329 N.W.2d 280, 283 (Iowa 1983), and Iowa R.App. P. 14(f)(g)
• “[T]he ultimate goal of statutory interpretation is to give effect to the intent of the legislature,” citing Beier Glass Co. v. Brundige, 329 N.W.2d 280, 283 (Iowa 1983), and Iowa R.App.P. 14(f), (g)
• “The controversy arises only when [the statutes] are jointly brought to bear on the facts. . . . We therefore proceed to a consideration of the rules of statutory construction.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).