IOWA SUPREME COURT CASES IN THE PIPELINE
2026-2027 TERM
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 24-1645 | Rhonda Baldwin, as Executor of The Estate of Garrett O. Baldwin, v. Central Iowa Hospital Corp., d/b/a/Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-1972 | Margaret Lofgren, Both Individually and as Administrator of The Estate of Louden P. Lofgren v. Thomas Simpson, M.D. and ENT Medical Services, P.C. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 25-0462 | In Re: Ezra L. Totten Scholarship | Appellant Brief |
| 24-1753 | Leonora Streeter, Rodney Dehaan, Esther Dehaan, Kurt Menefee, Robert Lampe, Douglas Benjamin, Barbara Benjamin, Teresa Garvey, Charlotte Thoma, Jeffrey Burke, Jan Burked, Jane Flammang, Aaron Flammang, Susan Sundlin, Steve Brennan, Kevin Brennan, et. al. v. The Dunn Trust Dated May 20, 2005, Charles L. Dunn and Diane K. Dunn, Co-Trustees | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief for the State of Iowa |
| 23-2092 | Timothy Kono v. D. R. Horton, Inc. and D.R. Horton-Iowa, LLC d/b/a Classic Builders | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-1669 | Matthew McQuillen and Elizabeth McQuillen, as Limited Co-Guardians and Co-Conservators of Margaret G. McQuillen, and Individually v. West Side Transport, Inc. and Clifford Charles Takes | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-1994 | Estate of Jill Cataldo by Zachary Mead, Individually and as Special Administrator v. RCHP-Ottumwa, Matthew Jay Breeding, RN and Elvin McCarl, M.D. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 25-0366 | Bart Richmond v. Jefferson County Attorney | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief by Twenty Eight Iowa State Senators |
| 24-1309 | Dr. Paul R. Gausman v. Sioux City Community School District; Daniel D. Greenwell; Jan George; Taylor Goodvin; and Bob Michaelson | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief |
| 24-2034 | Michelle Bunce, by and through Gaurdian and Conservator Thomas C. Bunce; Thomas Bunce, Individually, and Victoria Bunce v. Calvin Hansen, M.D.; Pradeep Panuganti, M.D.; Seenaiah Byreddy, M.D.; Mohammad Alsharabati, M.D.; Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation d/b/a UnityPoint Clinic and Methodist Plaza Specialty; Central Iowa Hospital Corporation d/b/a Iowa Methodist Medical Center; Iowa Health System d/b/a Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 25-0287 | Linda Jones v. Larry Lindell, MD, individually, Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation d/b/a Broadlawns Medical Center, et al. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 25-0755 | Gloria Ann Shontz, as administrator of the Estate of Shirley Kay Gomez, deceased, Andrea Marie Bell, individually, Kristina Christian Lincoln, individually, and Kim Marie Kerr, individually v. Mercy Medical Center-Clinton, Inc. and Amareshwar Chiruvella, M.D. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
| 9:00 a.m. | 24-1133 | Victoria Abrahamson, Hana Schroeder, Jody Schroeder, Terry Schroeder, Samantha Johnson, Bre Ahna Boggess (f/k/a Bre Ahna Payne), Rebecca Bates, Tawni Hanson, Darby Jones, Hunter Miner, and the State of Iowa v. Benjamin Scheevel, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Officer of Estherville Police Department, Brent Shatto, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Chief of the Estherville Police Department, City of Estherville, Iowa, Acadia Insurance Company, and John Doe | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 9:00 a.m. | 25-0182 | Charlene Jorgensen and Michael Jorgensen v. Adam B. Smith, M.D., Adam B. Smith, M.D., P.C. and Tri-State Specialists, LLP | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 9:00 a.m. | 24-1143 | State of Iowa v. Douglas Neal Warburton | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
| 1:30 p.m. | 24-0409 | State of Iowa v. Rodney Dee Brown | Application for Further ReviewCourt of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 1:30 p.m. | 24-1254 | State of Iowa v. Andrew Jay Porter | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 1:30 p.m. | 23-1001 | State of Iowa v. Joshua Uranga | Application for Further ReviewCourt of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 1:30 p.m. | 24-1166 | State of Iowa v. Malorie Lynn Hallock | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
| 9:00 a.m. | 24-0097 | Brea Anne Griffith, Individually, as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Lee Griffith, and on behalf of L.M.G., a minor, and Brian L. Griffith v. John L. Kulper and Travis J. Galloway | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brea Anne Griffith Brief Appellee Brian Griffith Brief |
| 9:00 a.m. | 24-2031 | Amanda Cooke v. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
| 9:00 a.m. | 24-1112 | State of Iowa v. Gregory Jackson | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 1:30 p.m. | 24-1813 | Worthwhile Wind, LLC v. Worth County Board of Supervisors | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 1:30 p.m. | 24-1701 | State of Iowa, Ex Rel. Iowa Department of Transportation v. Honey Creek Drainage District No. 6 Board of Trustees, Robert D. Hansen, Mason J. Hansen, and Richard J. Hansen In Their Capacities As Members of The Board of Trustees of Honey Creek Drainage District No. 6, Pigeon Creek Drainage Noc. 2 Subdrainage District No. 3 Board of Trustees, Michael P. Schropp, Dale D. Rief, and Frank J. Moran In Their Capacities as Members of The Board of Trustees of Pigeon Creek Drainage District No. 2 Subdrainage District No. 3, and Board of Supervisors of Pottawattamie County, Ex Rel., Honey Creek Drainage District No. 6 and Pigeon Creek Drainage District No. 2 Subdrainage District No. 3 | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief |
| 1:30 p.m. | 24-0720 | Estate of Kara V. Tornell, Preston H. Tornell, Administrator, and Preston H. Tornell, Individually v. Trinity Health Corporation; Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp. d/b/a MercyOne West Des Moines; William E. Nowysz; William Nowysz P.C.; Des Moines River Physicians, LLC, Ryan Brimeyer; and The Iowa Clinic, P.C. | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief |
| 24-0509 | Iowa Northern Railway Company v. Floyd County Board of Supervisors and Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors, acting as Trustees for Joint Drainage District Nos. 6 and 56 | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief of Iowa Drainage District Association |
| 24-1123 | Donald Lee Wyldes, Jr. v. State of Iowa | Amicus Curiae Brief The Innocence Network Amicus Curiae Brief Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 23-2016 | State of Iowa v. Christopher Joseph Hidlebaugh | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-0239 | State of Iowa v. Austin Dean Mahana | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-0769 | State of Iowa v. Lynn Melvin Lindaman | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Reply Brief |
| 25-0011 | State Public Defender v. Iowa District Court for Scott County | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-1160 | City of Davenport v. Iowa Auditor of State | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Attorney General’s Position Statement Appellee’s Response to Position Statement Attorney General’s Reply Statement |
| 23-2113 | Jenna Sondag v. Orthopaedic Specialists, P.C. and John Hoffman, M.D. | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-0353 | State of Iowa v. Ronald Richard Pagliai | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief |
| 24-1422 | Beecher Store, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue Alcoholic Beverages Division | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 23-0990 | Oscar Recio and Maria Recio v. Frederick M. Fridley, D.LO. Peterson Trust, Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., and Doe Corporation | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-1704 | Teresa Marie Rarick and Richard Dee Rarick v. Wesley R. Smidt, M.D. and Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, P.C. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellant Supplemental Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Supplemental Brief |
| 24-1566 | State of Iowa, Ex Rel. Attorney General Brenna Bird v. Tiktok, Inc., Tiktok Ltd, Tiktok Pte. Ltd, Bytedance Ltd. and Bytedance, Inc. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief for Netchoice Amicus Curiae Brief for Trammell and Bambauer |
| 24-1752 | Alex Butter and Sydney Stodola v. Midwest Property Management IC LLC, d/b/a KMB Property Management and Ruby Investments LLC | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-1745 | Sara Montague, Individually, and as Parent and Next of Friend of C.M., A Minor, and as The Duly Authorized Representative of The Estate of Robert McFarland, Deceased v. Beth Skinner, William Sperfslage, Samantha Tucker-Sieberg, Sarah Holder, Daniel Clark, Jeremy Larson, Michael Heinricy, Chad Kerker, Scott Eschen, Brian Tracy, Robert Hartig, Josh Baal, Tracy Dietsch, Jeremy Burds, Jon Day, Lucas Fowler, Ronnie Beemer, Lance Lake, Estate of Brian Ahlrichs, Michael Kray, Kurt Gillmore, Laurance McMahon, Brian Suthers, John Clark, Todd Dingbaum, and Jerome Greenfield | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 23-1845 | Mark Fink and Stacey Fink v. Donald Lawson and Linda Lawson | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-1380 | Patrick Willhoite, Individually and as The Executor of The Estates of Margaret Ruth Willhoite and Michael Willhoite, and Jessie Gafeller, individually v. Genesis Health System, Dean A. Bunting, M.D., Joseph M. Phelan, M.D., Radiology Group, P.C., S.C., Steven D. Lamer, D.O., Tenille M. Miller, A.R.N.P. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 23-1794 | Linda Betz v. Rebecca Mathisen, Eric Muller, Kelly Rasmussen, and Michael Wilson | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 25-0220 | Patty Thorington, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Robert Ronald Mitchell v. Scott County, Iowa and Greg Hill | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 22-1941 | Northwest Bank v. Pershing Hill Lofts LLC | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 23-2069 | In re: the Marriage of Matthew Kraus and Molly Kraus | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Brief of Appellant Brief of Appellee |
| 24-0830 | In Re: the Marriage of Jason C. Owen and Alison A. Brinker | Appellant Application for Further Review Appellee Application for Further Review Appellant Resistance to Further Review Appellee Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 23-1788 | Jacob M. Rose, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Jack F. Rose and Jeremy P. Rose, Individually v. Oakland Healthcare Management, LLC d/b/a Oakland Manor | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 24-0971 | State of Iowa v. Sherral Jermaine Tolbert, Jr. | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
| 25-0607 | Harley Kelchner, an Individual, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. CRST Expedited, Inc., CRST Specialized Transportation, Inc., CRST Lincoln Sales, Inc. and John Smith, an Individual | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief for the State of Iowa |
| Case No. | Case Name | Brief | Opinion | Articles summarizing Opinion |
| 24-0029 | Robert Teig v. Patrick Loeffler, Ashley Vanorney, Dale Todd, Brad Hart, Ann Poe, Tyler Olson and Scott Olson | Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 24-1053 | In the Matter of the Estate of Rex L. Felten, Deceased, Kathy Felten v. Karen Hoffman, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Rex Felten | Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Reply Brief |
Opinion | |
| 24-1352 | Ashley Hall and Ryan Hall, on behalf of minor child A.H. v. Southeast Polk Junior High School-Southeast Polk Community School District, Dirk Halupnik, Joseph Horton, Michael Dailey, Jacob Bartels, and Georgia Casner, individually and in their capacities with Southeast Polk Community School District | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 24-1351 | Benjamin Fogle and Amanda Fogle, on behalf of minor child P.F. v. Clay Elementary School-Southeast Polk Community School District, Dirk Halupnik, Andrea Burns and Carla Rivas, individually and in their official capacities with Southeast Community School District | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 23-2060 | State of Iowa v. Pat Grant Kepner | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellee Brief Appellant Brief |
Opinion | |
| 23-1468 | State of Iowa v. Frederick Lee Hawkins III | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 24-0828 | Sandra K. Mormann, Individually and as Administrator of The Estate of Augustin G. Mormann, and Daniel J. Mormann, Individually v. City of Manchester, Iowa and James Louis Wessels | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 24-0548 | The Law Office of Shawn Shearer, P.C., Shawn Shearer and Theodore F. Sporer v. Iowa District Court for Fremont County | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 24-1145 | Michael William Stoltze v. Grace Maher n/k/a Grace Stokes and Macauley Stokes | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 24-0453 | J. Doe v. Iowa District Court for Polk County | not available | Opinion | |
| 24-0727 | In Re: Davenport Building Collapse | Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 24-0834 | Iowa Department of Health and Human Services v. District Court (GAL) |
not available |
Opinion | |
| 23-1390 | State of Iowa v. Terence Edward Manning Jr. | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | 10/13/2025 |
| 23-1402 | Den Hartog Industries and West Bend Mutual Insurance Company v. Tyler Dungan | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion | |
| 23-1457 | State of Iowa v. Matthew James Meisheid | Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief |
Opinion |
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