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Iowa Code § 661.7 (2026)

Other plain, speedy and adequate remedy

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An order of mandamus shall not be issued in any case where there is a plain, speedy and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law, save as herein provided. [C51, §2182; R60, §3765; C73, §3376; C97, §4344; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12446; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §661.7]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2023 · leading case: Reed v. Gaylord, 216 N.W.2d 327 (Iowa 1974).
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Reed v. Gaylord, 216 N.W.2d 327 (Iowa 1974). · cites it 4× “Mandamus can compel an inferior tribunal to act but cannot control its discretion. Section 661.2, The Code; Stith v. Civil Service Com’n of Des Moines, 159 N.”
Virginia Manor, Inc. v. City of Sioux City, 261 N.W.2d 510 (Iowa 1978). “” It is true § 661.7, The Code, provides “[a]n order of mandamus shall not be issued in any case where there is a plain, speedy, and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law, save as herein provided.”
Stafford v. Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 298 N.W.2d 307 (Iowa 1980). “” § 661.7. A writ of certiorari is the type of remedy that precludes the use of a mandamus action.”
Stith v. Civil Serv. Com'n of Des Moines, 159 N.W.2d 806 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 2× “Section 661.7 provides: “Other plain, speedy and adequate remedy.”
Moderate Income Hous., Inc. v. Bd. of Review, 393 N.W.2d 324 (Iowa 1986). · cites it 2× “Mandamus is statutorily defined as follows: The action of mandamus is one brought to obtain an order commanding an inferi- or tribunal, board, corporation, or person to do or not to do an act, the performance or omission of which the law enjoins as a duty resulting from an…”
Erich Riesenberg v. Chris Johansen, in his Off. capacity as Cmty. Dev. Dir., & City of Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 661.7 (2019). A City of Des Moines ordinance prohibits the discharge of sewer water onto the surface of any ground, requiring that pipes carry it to a public sanitary sewer.”
Concerned Citizens v. City of West Des Moines (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 661.7 . “A writ of certiorari is the type of remedy that precludes the use of a mandamus action.”
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