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R.M.
v.
D.S.
Appellee
R.M.
Appellant
D.S.
Attorney for the Appellee
Sonci Kingery
Attorney for the Appellant
Nina Forcier
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buchanan County, Linnea M.N. Nicol, District Associate Judge. APPEAL DISMISSED. Heard by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (5 pages)
D.S. appeals the juvenile court’s extension of a protective order for relief from sexual abuse under Iowa Code chapter 236A (2021). He contends the court erred in extending the order after its one-year duration had ended. He also denies that he continued to pose a threat to the protected party. OPINION HOLDS: Because R.M. did not extend the protective order a second time, and the first extension expired by the time the case was submitted to our court, we find the appeal is moot. We consider the public-importance exception to mootness and find it does not allow us to hear the merits of the appeal. The appeal is dismissed.
