Iowa Code 659A.5 – Plaintiff’s privacy
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1. Identifying characteristics of the plaintiff shall be redacted from all pleadings and documents filed in the action under rule of civil procedure 1.422, without court order.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 659A.5
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
2. A plaintiff to whom subsection 1 applies shall file with the court and serve on the defendant a protected information form, pursuant to rule of electronic procedure 16.606, that includes the excluded or redacted plaintiff’s name and other identifying characteristics.
3. The court may make further orders as necessary to protect the identity and privacy of a plaintiff.