IOWA SUPREME COURT CASES IN THE PIPELINE
2020-2021 TERM
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 9:00 a.m.
Case No. | Case Name | Briefs |
19-1285 Oral |
Doss v. State | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review |
19-0514 Oral |
PSFS 3 Corporation v. Seidman | Appellants Gossett Brief Appellants Gossett Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellants Charlip Brief Appellants Charlip Reply Brief |
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 1:30 p.m.
Case No. | Case Name | Briefs |
19-1672 Oral |
Earley v. Board of Adjustment | Appellee Brief Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review |
18-2239 Oral |
State v. Donahue | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review |
19-0008 Non-Oral |
In re Estate of Glaser | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellant’s Application for Further Review Appellee Bowling Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review |
20-1266 Non-Oral |
A.B., A.C., and A.C. | No briefs available. |
20-1319 Non-Oral |
W.M. and W.D. | No briefs available. |
Thursday, January 21, 2021 9:00 a.m.
Case No. | Case Name | Briefs |
19-0221 Oral |
Fulps v. City of Urbandale | Appellant Reply Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief |
19-2088 Oral |
In re: Guardianship and Conservatorship of Radda | Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief |
19-1669 Non-Oral |
Luigi’s, Inc. v. United Fire and Casualty Co. | Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief |
Thursday, January 21, 2021 1:30 p.m.
Case No. | Case Name | Briefs |
19-1349 Oral |
Morris v. Legends Fieldhouse Bar & Grill LLC | Appellee Brief Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review |
18-0296 Oral |
Carter v. Carter | Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief |
19-0048 Non-Oral |
Johnston v. Iowa Department of Transportation | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Applicaiton for Further Review Resistance to Further Review |
September 2020
October 2020
November 2020
December 2020
Case No. | Case Name | Briefs |
19-0180 | State v. Wright | Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief |
19-0925 | State v. Elamin | Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief |
19-0241 | NCJC, Inc. v. WMG, L.C. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Application for Furher Review Appellant Application for Further Review |
19-0767 | Rieder v. Segal | Appellee Brief Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Application for Further Review Iowa Association for Justice Amicus Brief Resistance to Further Review |
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