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

Case No.	Case Name	Briefs
19-1278	State v. Wagner (held over from 2019-20 Term)	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Reply Brief Continuing Case Order
19-1614	State v. Struve	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
18-0733	State v. Buelow	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellant Amended Brief Appellant Reply Brief
	State v. Shackford	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief
19-0454	State v. Boothby	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief
18-1777	State v. Uranga	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief
19-0180	State v. Wright	Appellant Brief Application for Further Review Appellee Brief
19-0892	State v. Johnson	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
19-1159	State v. Boldon	Appella nt Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
18-1545	Terry v. Dorothy	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellant Brief
19-1259	State v. Thompson	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
19-0109	State v. Johnson, Jr.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief
19-0551	State v. Roby	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief

October 2020

Case No.	Case Name	Briefs
20-0330	In the Interest of D.D., Minor Child	Court of Appeals Opinion
19-1276	State v. Treptow	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-2082	State v. Tucker	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
19-1433	State v. Thompson	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
18-1464	Dix v. Casey’s Gen. Stores, Inc.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief Appellees Cross-Appellants Resistance to Further Review Application for Further Review Amicus Brief of Iowa Association of Business and Industry Appellant Brief Appellant Cross-Appellee Resistance to Further Review
19-0002	Woods v. Charles Gabus Ford, Inc.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellant Brief
19-0214	State v. Davis	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief
19-0734	State v. Kilby	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
19-0267	State v. Warren	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief
19-1697	State v. Barrett, Jr.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
18-2116	State v. Dessinger	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief
19-0849	State v. Casper	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief
19-1598	State ex rel. Dickey v. Besler	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
19-1572	Freer v. DAC, Inc.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief

November 2020

Case No.	Case Name	Briefs
18-1623	State v. Ernst	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief
19-0221	Fulps v. City of Urbandale	Appellant Brief Appellant Final Reply Brief Appellee Brief
19-2011	State v. Smith, Jr.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
18-2197	State v. Swift	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief
19-0981	State v. Buman	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellant Brief
20-0833	In the Interst of N.C., Minor Child	Court of Appeals Opinion
20-0854	In the Interst of J.H., Minor Child	Court of Appeals Opinion
18-1966	Benskin, Inc. v. West Bank	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellee Brief
18-1737	State v. Goodson	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief
19-0925	State v. El-Amin	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
19-0295	State v. Fontenot	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Appellant Brief
19-1814	State v. Hawk	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief

December 2020

Case No.	Case Name	Briefs
18-2039	Wermerskirchen v. Canadian National Railroad	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
19-1397	Bribriesco-Ledger v. Klipsch	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-1066	Valles v. Mueting	Appellee Dr. Mueting, Dr. Liewer and Northwest Emergency Physicians, PC Brief Appellee Dr. Wingert and Dr. Ryder Brief Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief
19-0089	State v. Waigand	Appellee Brief Appellant Brief Application for Further Review
19-0725	State v. Hillery	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review
19-1994	Commerce Bank v. McGowen	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-0491	GreatAmerica Financial Services Corp. v. Natalya Rodionova Medical Care, P.C.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellant Brief
19-1644	Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement v. State	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Brief of Iowa Cattleman’s Assoc., Pork Producers and Poultry Assoc. Amicus Brief of Iowa Cattleman’s Assoc. Amicus Brief of Iowa Farmers Union and Farm Aid Amicus Brief of Water Works Trustees of the City of DSM Amicus Brief of Agricultural Legal Defense Fund Amicus Brief of Drake Law Professors Hamilton Amicus Brief of Gulf Organized Fisheries in Solidarity and Hope, Inc.
19-1219	State v. McGee	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-0431	No Boundry LLC v. Hoosman	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review
19-1571	Hrbek v. State	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Supplemental Pro Se Brief Supplemental Pro Se Reply Brief Appellant Brief
19-2151	Guge v. Kassel Enterprises, Inc.	Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief
20-0303	Jones v. The Glenwood Golf Corp	.Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-1558	Clark v. State	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Case No.	Case Name	Briefs
19-1640	Lewis v. Howard L. Allen Investments, Inc.	Appellee Allen Biref Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-1425	State v. Henderson	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
19-1598	State v. Besler	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
20-0023	Andrew v. Hamiltn County Pbulic Hosptial	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
20-0268	Liquor Bike, LLC v. Polk County District Court	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
20-0135	Rumsey v. Woodgrain MillWork, Inc.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief Appellant Brief
20-0545	Colwell v. MCNA Insurance Co.	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
20-0202	State v. Hahn	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
19-2121	Toney v. Parker	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-1790	Barkalow v. Clark	Appellee Reply Brief Defendant-Appellee Clark Brief Plaintiff-Appellee Barkalow Brief Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief
19-1724	Buboltz v. Birusingh	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief
19-1219	State v. McGee	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
20-0698	EMC v. Shepard	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief The Depository Trust Co. Amicus Brief Appellant Brief
19-0767	Rieder v. Segal	Appellee Brief Application for Further Review Iowa Association for Justice Amicus Brief Resistance to Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief
20-0710	Rilea v. State	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
20-0575	The Iowa Association of Business v. City of Waterloo	American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa Amicus Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellees Brief NAACP Amicus Brief Appellant Brief
20-0401	State v. Baer	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
20-0353	Becher v. State	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
19-2078	Kostoglanis v. Yates	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
19-1954	Godfrey v. State	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-1721	Fortune v. State	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
19-0838	State v. Zacarias	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Brief

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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