The former GC, Marcus Mills, was fired for his handling of the 2007 case, which involved two Hawkeye football players in Hillcrest Residence Hall.
Mr Mills sued the university and its president, Sally Mason, the state board of regents,  individual regent, Bonnie Campbell, and the Stolar Partnership – a St Louis law firm whose investigation of the case led to Mr Mills losing his job -- for wrongful termination and defamation in 2010.

Waiver

Earlier this week, US Magistrate Judge Ross Walters ordered that the Iowa Board of Regents must release its correspondence with Stolar to determine whether regents or their staff had any influence on the investigation or its findings, which also led to the removal of veteran dean of students Phil Jones.
The ruling, reports the Daily Iowan, was the result in part of a waiver included in the Stolar report ‘to be completely open and transparent about the conduct of the investigation and its independence’.

Full interactions

Mr Mills said he was pleased with the ruling and that he was looking forward to reviewing the records as he tries to clear his name. According to news agency reports, he said: ‘There's nothing specific we're looking for. We want to see the full interactions between the board and the law firm. I think it is important for the full story to come out for us to have a chance to look at that information.’
Judge Walters has given the regents 20 days to share the records, while Mark Zagier --a Cedar Rapids lawyer representing regents and other state defendants -- said he hasn't decided whether to appeal.