IOWA SUPREME COURT CASES IN THE PIPELINE

2024-2025 TERM

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-0480	State of Iowa v. Artell Jamario Young	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
22-1599	Scott Hampe v. Charles Gabus Motors, Inc., d/b/a Toyota of Des Moines	Application for Further Review Resistance to Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Gadimina Appellee Brief Charles Gabus Appellee Brief
23-0300	Ashley Lynn Koester v. Eyerly-Ball Cmty. Mental Health Serv.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0786	State of Iowa v. Isaiah Cecil Hakeem Duffield	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
22-1801	In re Estate of Johnston	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0603	Nedzad Mehmedovic v. Tyson Foods, Inc.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Tyson, White, Banks Appellee Brief Hart, Brustkern, Casey Appellee Brief
23-1063	State of Iowa v. Alison Elaine Dorsey	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1600	Bryan C. Singer v. City of Orange City and Kurt Federes	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief ACLU Amicus Curiae Brief
23-0413	State of Iowa v. Allan Robert Sievers	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
21-1425	State of Iowa v. Gerry Harland Greenland	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
24-0027	Marlene Banwart and Richard Banwart v. Neurosurgery of North Iowa, P.C.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Getta Appellee Brief Neurosurgery Appellee Brief Getta Appellee Reply Brief Neurosurgery Appellee Reply Brief
23-0005	John Feller v. State of Iowa	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0321	Waterloo Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0056	Second Injury Fund of Iowa v. Regena Strable	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1199	1000 Friends of Iowa v. Polk Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1075	State of Iowa v. Ashlee Marie Mumford	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
22-2098	Smith v. Iowa Assoc. of Cmty. College Trustees	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Cmty. Colleges Amicus Curiae Brief
22-1974	State of Iowa v. Wichang Gach Chawech	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1356	Merle D. Brendeland v. Iowa Dep’t. of Transp.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0598	State of Iowa v. Ezekiel Kieffer	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
23-1371	Silvia R. Cianzio v. Iowa State University	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
22-0023	State of Iowa v. Tyre Dewayne Brown	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1186	Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC v. Kent Kasischke	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Iowa Utility Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief Liquid Energy Amicus Curiae Brief

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
22-2021	Todd P. Halbur v. Stephen Larson, Administrator of the Alcoholic Beverages Div., in his Official Capacity	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1829	Marleny Rivas v. Derek Brownell and Lindsey Wessel	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0243	Estate of Larry Joe McVay	Appellant Brief
22-1188	State of Iowa v. Lukouxs Alan Brown	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Case No.	Case Name	Brief	Opinion
23-1448	State of Iowa v. Jeffrey John Flynn	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0970	In re N.S.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1967	Daniel Murillo v. State of Iowa	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-0380	State of Iowa v. Chad Allen Staton	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1317	S.K., a legally incapacitated Minor by and through his Conservator, Thomas T. Tarbox v. Obstetric & Gynecological Assoc. of Iowa City and Coralville, P.C.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1681	State of Iowa v. Corey Robert Fenton	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0054	Dupaco Comm. Credit Union v. Iowa Dist. Ct. for Linn Co.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0579	In the Interest of J.V., Minor Child	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1117	State of Iowa v. Reuben Daniel Schooley	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1419	Katherine Avenarius and Paul Avenarius v. State of Iowa	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0819	State of Iowa v. Sarah Rae Berg	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0217	Bryan Norris v. Trudy Paulson, et al.	Application For Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0661	Linn County Auditor Joe Miller v. Iowa Voter Registration Comm’n	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1122	State of Iowa v. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1285	State of Iowa v. Eric Lamont Harris	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-1426	Nicholas Gluba v. State Objections Panel	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Intervenors Brief IA Democratic Party Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-0605	Valerie Rheeder v. Shellene Gray	Gray Appellant Brief Gray Appellant Reply Brief City of Marion Appellant Brief City of Marion Appellant Reply Brief Slagle Appellant Brief Slagle Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1510	Degeneffe and Degeneffe v. Home Pride Contractors, Inc.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Midwest Roofing Amicus Curiae Brief
23-1154	Estate of Phillip Raymond Morgan v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1414	League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa v. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Iowa State Senators Amicus Curiae Brief
23-1729	Dr. Allen Diercks and Diane Holst v. Scott County, Iowa and Kerri Tompkins	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief IA Freedom of Information Council Amicus Curiae Brief
23-0670	MIMG CLXXII Retreat on 6th, LLC v. Mackenzie Miller and Parties in Possession	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief IA Legal Aid Amicus Curiae Brief Greater IA Apartment Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief
23-0672	MIMG CLXXII Retreat on 6th, LLC v. Mackenzie Miller and Parties in Possession	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief IA Legal Aid Amicus Curiae Brief Greater IA Apartment Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief
24-0189	Michael Chandler v. Iowa Dep’t of Corrections	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief IA Prof. Fire Fighters Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief
24-0373	Harvey L. Harrison v. Lisa Mickey	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief State of Iowa Amicus Curiae Brief
24-0297	In re N.F.	Not available
23-1928	Benjamin G. Trane v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief
24-0053	State of Iowa v. Taylor Christopher Smith	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1766	Eugene Sikora v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0205	Jahn Patric Karlin and Sara Louise Karlin v. Dr. Barclay A. Monaster, M.D.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Dr. Monaster Appellee Brief Jones and Physicians Clinic Appellee Brief
24-0700	Doe v. Western Dubuque Cmty. Sch. Dist.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1391	State of Iowa v. Jordan Kevin Cole	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1662	J. Doe v. Iowa Dist. Ct. for Polk Cnty.	Not available
23-2035	Rhonda C. Lucas v. Progressive Direct Ins. Co. and Peter J. Warhol	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0261	State of Iowa v. Kevin Dwayne Woods, Jr.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0289	Theron M. Christensen v. Iowa Dist. Ct. for Story Cnty.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief State of IA Supporting Plaintiff Amicus Curiae Brief IA County Attorneys’ Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief State Public Defender Amicus Curiae Brief
24-0298	Martin Robinson v. Central Iowa Power Coop.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Central IA Power Appellee Brief Ludolph Appellee Brief
24-0864	Antoine Smith v. City of Cedar Rapids	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
22-0023	State of Iowa v. Tyre Brown	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
22-1625	Krystal Wagner, individually and as administrator of the Estate of Shane Jensen v. State of Iowa, et al.	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Supplemental Brief Appellant Supplemental Reply Brief Appellee Supplemental Brief
22-1865	County Bank v. Clinton Allan Shalla and Michelle Lynn Shalla	Application for Further Review County Bank Resistance to Further Review Chris Goerdt Resistance to Further Review Peoples Trust Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Chris Goerdt Appellee Brief County Bank Appellee Brief Peoples Savings Bank Appellee Brief
22-2048	Fatima E. Belhak, et al. v. Women’s Care Specialists, P.C.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
23-0156	Heartland Co-op v. Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0217	Brian Norris v. Trudy Paulson and City of Des Moines	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0826	Katie Venechuk n/k/a Katie Vandewalker v. Gary A. Landherr	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0958	Marabelle Ann “Le” Abbas, et al. v. Franklin Co. Bd. Supervisor, et al.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0509	Douglas B. Wilson and Jane Wilson v. Shenandoah Med. Ctr.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0628	Darrell Jeffrey McClure v. Corteva Agriscience LLC	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0434	State of Iowa v. Jason Michael Pirie	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1218	State of Iowa v. Patrick Wayman Scullark, Jr.	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0085	Brandon Daniel Ruiz v. State of Iowa	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Divided Iowa Supreme Court upholds state law governing restoration of firearms rights

In its first decision addressing a 2022 constitutional amendment that for the first time recognizes a “fundamental” right to bear arms in the Iowa Constitution, a divided Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the Pottawattamie District Court’s ruling denying an Iowa man’s bid to have his firearms rights restored after those rights had been revoked.

Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in one case in Marshalltown Nov. 19

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Nov. 19 in an evening session in Marshalltown in a case that involves the legality of a home search under the Iowa Constitution.

The Nov. 19 argument in Marshalltown is one in a series of court sessions held outside of the Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines to give Iowa …

Malpractice case resulting in $97 million verdict sent back for a new trial by Iowa Supreme Court

A manufacturer’s written package insert regarding the use of an obstetrical vacuum used to deliver a baby born with brain damage contained hearsay that should not have been allowed into evidence in a medical malpractice trial that resulted in a $97 million jury verdict, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a unanimous ruling issued Nov. 8.

Iowa Court of Appeals October 2024 Published Opinion Roundup

The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. In October, the Court of Appeals selected four opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those opinions.

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