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Case No. 23-1134

Michael Lee Gordon
v.
State of Iowa, LaDonna Wilcox, Randy Coffman and John Martinez

Appellant

Michael Lee Gordon

Appellee

State of Iowa, LaDonna Wilcox, Randy Coffman and John Martinez

Attorney for the Appellant

Michael Gordon, self-represented

Attorney for the Appellee

H. Loraine Wallace (until withdrawal) and Clinton L. Spurrier, Assistant Attorneys General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1134
Date Published:
Jul 23, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Lee (North) County, Clinton R. Boddicker, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., Chicchelly, J., and Potterfield, S.J.  Opinion by Potterfield, S.J.  (3 pages)

            Inmate Michael Gordon initiated a civil suit claiming certain items of his personal property were improperly confiscated by prison officials and asking for the return of his property or “reimbursement” of $50,174.99.  The district court dismissed the lawsuit after Gordon failed to pay any amount of the filing fee; Gordon appeals the dismissal.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm.

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