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Bela Animal Legal Defense and Rescue
v.
City of Des Moines, Des Moines City Council, Christine Hensley, Chris Coleman, Skip Moore, Linda Westergaard, Bill Gray, and T.M. Franklin Cownie
Appellee
Bela Animal Legal Defense and Rescue
Appellant
City of Des Moines, Des Moines City Council, Christine Hensley, Chris Coleman, Skip Moore, Linda Westergaard, Bill Gray, and T.M. Franklin Cownie
Attorneys for the Appellee
Jaysen C. McCleary
Cami N. Eslick
Attorney for the Appellant
Michelle Mackel-Weideranders and Lawrence Dempsey (until withdrawal)
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeffrey Farrell, Douglas F. Staskal, and Jeanie Vaudt, Judges. APPEAL DISMISSED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (5 pages)
A municipality and several officials appeal following a district court ruling determining their motion for summary judgment to be moot, arguing the district court erred in granting the appellee additional time to respond to their motion for summary judgment, and claiming the court should have ruled on the motion. OPINION HOLDS: We find no remaining justiciable controversy and dismiss the appeal as moot.
