IOWA SUPREME COURT CASES IN THE PIPELINE
2020-2021 TERM // 2021-2022 TERM
Argued April 20, 2022
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 19-2086 | Hoffman and Hoffman Innovations d/b/a DIY Autotune v. Clark and Realtuners, LLC | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 21-1472 | In the Interest of K.D. and K.D., Minor Children | Court of Appeals Opinion |
Argued March 31, 2022
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 20-0280 | State of Iowa v. Jordan McKim Crawford | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
Argued Thursday, March 24, 2022
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 21-0664 | State of Iowa v. Pamela Mildred Middlekauff | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 20-0972 | Borst Brothers Const., Inc. v. Thomas Dostal Developers, Inc. | Application for Further Review Borst Resistance to Further Review Finance Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Borst Appellee Brief Kelly Concrete Appellee Brief Thomas Dostal Dev. Appellee Brief Thomas Dostal Dev. Appellee Reply Brief |
| 20-0359 | State of Iowa v. Walter Lee Miller, Jr. | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
| 21-0679 | Amanda DeSousa f/k/a Amanda Johnston v. Iowa Realty Co., Inc. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief |
Argued Wednesday, March 23, 2022
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 20-1346 | Rodrigo Adolpho Amaya v. State Public Defender | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief State of Iowa Amicus Curiae Brief |
| 21-0652 | Garrison v. New Fashion Pork LLP et al. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief |
| 21-0098 | Meade v. Christie, et al. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief |
| 20-1595 | State of Iowa v. Earnest Jones Hunt, Jr. | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
Argued February 23, 2022
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 21-0856 | Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc., et al. v. Kim Reynolds ex rel. State of Iowa, et al. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief ICADV and ICASA Amicus Curiae Brief Kirkwood Inst. and Members of 89th Gen. Assem. of IA Amicus Curiae Brief League of Women Voters of IA Amicus Curiae Brief Medical Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief Univ. of Iowa and Drake Univ. Law Prof. Amicus Curiae Brief IA Legislature Members Amicus Curiae Brief IA State Legislators Amicus Curiae Brief IA State Senators Amicus Curiae Brief |
| 20-0837 | Sioux City Truck Sales Inc. v. Iowa Dep’t of Transportation | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Argued February 22, 2022
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 20-1035 | James C. Larew v. Hope Law Firm, P.L.C., et al. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief |
| 19-1917 | James Elvin Dorsey v. State of Iowa | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 20-0396 | Fernando Sandoval v. State of Iowa | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 20-0963 | Carreras v. Iowa Dep’t of Transportation | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Argued January 20, 2022
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 20-1323 | Site A Landowners et al. v. South Cent. Reg’l Airport Agency, et al. | Landowers Brief Landowners Reply Brief Mahaska Brief Mahaska Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief |
| 21-0841 | Mandy Tripp v. Scott Emergency Commc’n | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 20-0769 | American Home Assurance v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Argued January 19, 2022
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 20-1148 | Andrew Lennette, et al. v. State of Iowa, et al. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 19-1852 | Larry C. Beverage, et al. v. Alcoa, Inc. et al. | Application for Further Review Taylor Insulation Resistance to Further Review Arconic Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Taylor Insulation Brief Arconic Brief Amicus Curae Brief |
| 20-0076 | In re Marriage of Hutchinson | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 20-1647 | State of Iowa v. Erica Lyne West Vangen | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
Argued December 14, 2021
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 20-1454 | Ronald Hampton v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. et al. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Argued November 17, 2021
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 19-1689 | Great Western Bank v. Clement | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief Amicus Curiae Brief |
| 19-1681 | Willard B. McNaughton v. Chartier, et al. | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Chartiers Appellee Brief Lawton Appellee Brief |
Argued November 16, 2021
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 19-0453 | State of Iowa v. Ethan L. Davis | Application for Further Review Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
Argued September 16, 2021
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 19-0945 | State of Iowa v. Stanley Liggins | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| Case No. | Case Name | Briefs |
| 21-0067 | Braaksma v. Bd. of Sibley-Ocheyedan CSD | Application for Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 20-0786 | James Farnsworth II v. State of Iowa | Appellant Application for Further Review Appellee Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
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