Defendants’ attorney Richard Sapp (right) speaks during a hearing in the Polk County courthouse in Des Moines on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. The plaintiff, former UI employee Gerhild Krapf, filed the civil suit in May 2016, alleging the regents violated Iowa Open Meetings Law by meeting privately with UI President Bruce Harreld in July 2015 prior to his hiring. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)