Opinion ID: 1914000
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Heading: Procedure to Follow on Remand.

Text: Our holdings require us to reverse the district court's order because of an abuse of discretion. We expect that, on remand, Shook will attempt to make the requisite showing of an unsuccessful independent discovery effort. If Shook makes the requisite showing, the court should then conduct an in camera inspection of the documents. In this process the city and Lynch are still entitled to protection from disclosure of the mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories of an attorney or other representative of a party concerning the litigation contained in the IIU files and in any IIU information found in the SBR files. Iowa R. Civ. P. 122(c); In re Murphy, 560 F.2d at 336 (opinion work product enjoys a nearly absolute immunity and can be discovered only in very rare and extraordinary circumstances); Leggett & Platt, Inc., 542 F.2d at 660. The court should separate out opinion work product protected by Rule 122(c) and permit disclosure of only factual material.