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| Summaries of most recent opinions. |
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| No. 0-082 / 09-0459 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RONNIE GREER, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-326 / 09-1651 |
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| IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF SPENCER ROSS BOWEN BROWN, JOHN L. BROWN, Intervenor-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-378 / 08-1329 |
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| FRONTIER LEASING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ADVANCED MAILING SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a ESTHETICA MEDSPA MEDICAL GROUP, MELINDA ANN LIRONES and SAMUEL S. LIRONES, Individually, Defendants-Appellees. MELINDA ANN LIRONES and SAMUEL S. LIRONES, Third-Party Plaintiffs, vs. LILIAN PINHO, Third-Party Defendant/Appellant. |
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| No. 0-381 / 09-0231 |
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| JUDITH CRONE, f/k/a JUDITH A. BEECHNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. BRUCE D. NESTOR, Defendant-Appellee. |
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| No. 0-398 / 09-1608 |
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| IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF RUJUTA LAGU VIDAL AND PETER LEWIS VIDAL Upon the Petition of RUJUTA LAGU VIDAL, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning PETER LEWIS VIDAL, Respondent-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-403 / 09-1679 |
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| FOX EYE SURGERY, L.L.C., Petitioner-Appellant, vs. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE HEALTH FACILITIES COUNCIL, Respondent-Appellee, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL and THE OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER OF CEDAR RAPIDS, L.L.C., Intervenors. |
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| No. 0-435 / 09-1796 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SIMEON SHANE MIHOCES, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-455 / 09-1235 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. FRANCISCO SEBASTIAN DIEGO-MATEO, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-459 / 09-1411 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JUDITH RENAE UTTER, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-462 / 09-1552 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ALAN DEAN PAINTER, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-481 / 10-0875 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF J.A.W., Minor Child, J.A.S., Father, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-488 / 09-0750 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CHRISTINA MAXINE JENKINS, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-493 / 09-1494 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PAM RAE JEAN ROBBINS, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-498 / 09-1571 |
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| MARK BINNS and GRACE BINNS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. DON STEWART and BRENDA STEWART, Defendants-Appellants. |
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| No. 0-500 / 09-1638 |
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| IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MATTHEW P. WEICHERS AND THERESA A. WEICHERS Upon the Petition of MATTHEW P. WEICHERS, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning THERESA A. WEICHERS, Respondent-Appellee. |
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| No. 0-505 / 09-1694 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DAVID LEE FERNAU, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-507 / 09-1713 |
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| IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JEFFREY F. NEFZGER AND CHARLENE J. NEFZGER Upon the Petition of JEFFREY F. NEFZGER, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning CHARLENE J. NEFZGER, Respondent-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-508 / 09-1715 |
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| IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF DENISE LOUISE ANDERZHON AND KRISTOFER BENJAMIN ANDERZHON Upon the Petition of DENISE LOUISE ANDERZHON, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, And Concerning KRISTOFER BENJAMIN ANDERZHON, Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. |
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| No. 0-520 / 10-0387 |
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| IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF GAIL CROTTA ROBERTS AND TIMOTHY MICHAEL ROBERTS Upon the Petition of GAIL CROTTA ROBERTS a/k/a GAIL ANN CROTTA, Petitioners-Appellee, And Concerning TIMOTHY MICHAEL ROBERTS, Respondent-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-531 / 10-0982 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF P.B.H. and J.O., Minor Children, A.K.C., Mother, Appellant, M.O., Father of J.O., Appellant. |
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| No. 0-532 / 10-1000 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF J.C.-M., J.C., and J.C., Minor Children, M.D.C., Mother, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-534 / 10-1003 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF R.W. and T.W., Minor Children, T.W., Mother, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-536 / 10-0983 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF A.J.W. JR., Minor Child, A.C.S., Mother, Appellant, A.W., Father, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-537 / 10-1001 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF L.M., Minor Child, A.L.R., Mother, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-538 / 10-1002 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF A.J.L.M., Minor Child, A.M.M., Mother, Appellant, A.N.M., Father, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-539 / 10-1031 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF L.R.M., Minor Child, R.T.M., Father, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-541 / 09-0933 |
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| RANDY P. DOSS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. |
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| No. 0-542 / 09-1082 |
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| CHESTER POLK, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. |
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| No. 0-543 / 09-1132 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. GREGORY RAY JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-544 / 09-1261 |
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| MICHAEL KELLY, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. |
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| No. 0-551 / 09-1650 |
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| IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF CHRISTOPHER C. NELSON AND DAWN D. NELSON Upon the Petition of CHRISTOPHER C. NELSON, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning DAWN D. NELSON, Respondent-Appellee. |
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| No. 0-554 / 09-1743 |
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| WILLIAM N. PLYMAT JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ERIC ANDERSON, DAVID ENERSON, KEITH HILDRETH, KIM SWANSON, STEVE WEISMAN, VIOLA WEST, DEDE ABBOTT, DOUGLAS R. HANSEN, JIM JENSEN, ALAN MADDEN, RON SMITH, ROGER ANDERSON, RANDY BEAVER, and IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Defendants-Appellees. |
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| No. 0-555 / 09-1761 |
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| IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF LARRY JAMES BEARCE JR. AND DAWN MARIE BEARCE Upon the Petition of LARRY JAMES BEARCE JR., Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning DAWN MARIE BEARCE, Respondent-Appellee. |
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| No. 0-556 / 09-1774 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BENJAMIN JERARD MEYERS, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-557 / 09-1802 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BRANDON ROBERT FRY, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-559 / 09-1839 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JACOB RICHARD BOYLE, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-561 / 09-1858 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ALICIA LYNETTE JOINER, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-566 / 10-0035 |
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| STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES LEE KLOPPENBURG, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-569 / 10-0060 |
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| NIKI JO ROBERTSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JEFFREY RAY ROBERTSON, Defendant-Appellant. |
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| No. 0-570 / 10-0888 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF S.S. and C.T., Minor Children, T.M.T., Mother, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-571 / 10-0998 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF M.D., S.D., L.D., and K.D., Minor Children, J.D., Father, Appellant, R.S.M., Mother, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-572 / 10-1098 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF D.B., Minor Child, F.R.B., Father, Appellant. |
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| No. 0-603 / 10-0849 |
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| IN THE INTEREST OF A.M., Minor Child, A.R.R., Mother, Appellant. |
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| No. 9-1046 / 09-0354 |
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| CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ARIC M. DENBOER, Defendant-Appellee. CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CAROLYN L. KELLEY, Defendant-Appellee. Appeals from the Iowa District Courts for Sioux and Iowa Counties, Robert J. Dull, District Associate Judge, and Fae Hoover-Grinde, Judge. On discretionary review, the plaintiff challenges the dismissal of its small claims actions. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Charles Litow and Piper Lori Hughes, Cedar Rapids, for appellant. Aric Denboer, Rock Valley, appellee pro se. Carolyn Kelley, North English, appellee pro se. Stephen J. Holtman and Abbe M. Stensland of Simmons, Perrine, Moyer, Bergman, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for amicus curiae The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Jessica J. Whitney, Assistant Attorney General, for |
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