Reed Dickey, Michael Dickey, and Andrea Dickey v. Jeremy Hoff, Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Loess Hills Behavioral Health, Emily Gorman, Jeff Rutledge, the School District of Lincoln, a/k/a Lincoln Public Schools
Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA
No. 21–0859
Pottawattamie County No. LACV121204
ORDER
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
REED DICKEY, MICHAEL DICKEY, and ANDREA DICKEY,
Appellants,
vs.
JEREMY HOFF, JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL, LOESS HILLS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, JEFF RUTLEDGE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LINCOLN a/k/a LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOL, and EMILY GORMAN,
Appellees.
The court, McDermott, J., taking no part, being evenly divided, declares OCT 21, 2022
this case affirmed by operation of law. See Iowa Code § 602.4107 (2022).
The district court’s ruling on the statute of limitations required dismissal
of the entire action. McDonald, Oxley, and May, JJ., would affirm the judgment
of the district court on the statute of limitations; Christensen, C.J., and ELECTRONICALLY FILED
Waterman and Mansfield, JJ., would reverse the judgment of the district court
on that issue. See State v. Effler, 769 N.W.2d 880, 884 (Iowa 2009) (“[W]hen the
supreme court is equally divided . . . , the decision of the district court is affirmed
by operation of law.”).
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