Opinion ID: 1864112
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Heading: Equitable Relief in General.

Text: The court of appeals held that a court, on judicial review, lacked authority to grant equitable relief, and Krieger raises this as an issue in his further review application. The general question of equitable relief on judicial review is discussed in Iowa Code section 17A.19(8) which provides that [t]he court [on judicial review] may affirm the agency action or remand to the agency for further proceedings. The court shall reverse, modify, or grant any other appropriate relief from the agency action, equitable or legal and including declaratory relief, if substantial rights of the petitioner have been prejudiced because the agency action is: . . . . e. Affected by other error of law.... The power of a court to grant equitable relief seems to be quite clear under this section. In fact, the DHS does not argue the contrary; it merely argues that the facts do not justify it here. (This statute provides only for equitable relief; it does not transform the case into an equitable proceeding.) We hold the district court had authority to grant equitable relief.