DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI-TV] — Gov. Kim Reynolds is appealing a pre-trial decision requiring her office to provide emails in a lawsuit with the Des Moines Register.

Last month, a Polk County judge ruled that the governor’s office must provide the court with four emails central to an open records lawsuit. These emails are to be privately reviewed by the judge, with an Oct. 10 deadline set for handing over the documents. However, the governor’s office has appealed the decision.

The emails were withheld from an 825-page open records request made by the Register, following an exchange Reynolds faced on Capitol Hill concerning allegations made against Lutheran Services of Iowa.

Reynolds claims the emails were intended to be confidential and are protected under executive privilege. The Des Moines Register argues that there is no executive privilege under Iowa law.