IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA _____________________________________________________________ NO. 17-1803 _____________________________________________________________ RICKIE RILEA TIMOTHY RILEY Petitioners-Appellees, vs. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Respondent-Appellant. _____________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County The Honorable Eliza Ovrom, Judge _____________________________________________________________ RESPONDENT-APPELLANT’S REPLY BRIEF _____________________________________________________________ THOMAS J. MILLER Attorney General of Iowa DAVID S. GORHAM RICHARD E. MULL Special Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorney General (515) 239-1711 (515) 239-1394
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[email protected] ELECTRONICALLY FILED APR 05, 2018 CLERK OF SUPREME COURT Iowa Attorney General’s Office 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010 FAX (515) 239-1609 ATTORNEYS FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................2 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ...........................................................................4 STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW ...................6 ARGUMENT ................................................................................................ 10 I. PETITIONERS FAIL TO ADDRESS DOT’S GRANT OF AUTHORITY UNDER IOWA CODE SECTION 321.3. THERE IS NO WALL OF SEPARATION