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Tuesday, December 16, 2025 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
24-1133Oral 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, ex rel. v. Benjamin Scheevel, individually and in his official capacity as Officer for the Estherville Police Department, Brent Shatto, individually and in his official capacity as Chief of the Estherville Police Department, City of Estherville, Iowa et. al.
Attorney for the Applicant

Jack Bjornstad

Attorneys for the Resister

Zachary D. Clausen Douglas L. Phillips Sarah S. Hickman Adam D. Zenor Keith M. Graham Dan H. Ketcham L. Lars Hulsebus

25-0182Oral Charlene Jorgensen and Michael Jorgensen v. Adam B. Smith, M.D., Adam B. Smith, M.D., P.C., and Tri-State Specialists, LLP
Attorneys for the Appellee

William D. Sims Michael D. Bornitz

Attorneys for the Appellant

Jeff W. Wright Zack A. Martin

24-1143Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Douglas Neal Warburton
Attorney for the Resister

Genevieve Reinkoester

Attorney for the Applicant

Karmen R. Anderson

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
24-0409Oral State of Iowa v. Rodney Dee Brown
Attorney for the Resister

Louis S. Sloven

Attorney for the Applicant

Nan Jennisch

24-1254Oral State of Iowa v. Andrew Jay Porter
Attorney for the Appellee

Nicholas E. Siefert

Attorney for the Appellant

David V. Newkirk

23-1001Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Joshua Kelly Uranga
Attorney for the Resister

Joseph D. Ferrentino

Attorney for the Applicant

Alexander Smith

24-1166Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Malorie Lynn Hallock
Attorney for the Resister

Joshua Henry

Attorney for the Applicant

Denise M. Gonyea

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
24-0097Oral Griffith v. Kulper

Brea Anne Griffith, individually, as administrator of the Estate of Michael Lee Griffith, and on behalf of L.M.G., a minor,
Resister,
and
Brian Griffith,
Appellee,

vs.
John L. Kulper and Travis J. Galloway,
Applicants.

Attorneys for Resister
John C. Wagner
John G. Daufeldt
Colin W. Smyka

Attorney for Appellee
Cory F. Gourley

Attorneys for Applicants
Matthew G. Novak
Bradley J. Kaspar

24-2031Oral Amanda Cooke v. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Attorneys for the Appellee

Eric S. Mail Eric D. Puryear

Attorney for the Appellant

Tabitha J. Gardner

24-1112Oral State of Iowa v. Gregory Antwone Jackson
Attorney for the Resister

David Banta

Attorney for the Applicant

Vidhya K. Reddy

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
24-1813Oral Worthwhile Wind, LLC v. Worth County Board of Supervisors
Attorneys for the Appellee

Bret A. Dublinske Brant M. Leonard Nicole M. Coulter-Ledbetter Kelcy Whitaker

Attorneys for the Appellant

Eric M. Updegraff Brent L. Hinders Alex S. Dornacker James J. Theobald

24-1701Oral 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 District No. 2 et. al.
Attorneys for the Appellee

Matthew S. Rousseau Shean D. Fletchall

Attorney for the Appellant

Robert W. Goodwin

24-0720Non-Oral Estate of Kara B. Tornell and Preston H. Tornell, both individually and in his administrator capacity v. Trinity Health Corporation, Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp., d/b/a MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center; MercyOne West Des Moines; William E. Nowysz, William Nowysz, P.C.; Des Moines River Physicians, LLC; Ryan Brimeyer and The Iowa Clinic, P.C.
Attorney for the Applicant

S.P. DeVolder

Attorneys for the Resister

Ryan P. Tunink Frederick T. Harris Jennifer E. Rinden Vincent S. Geis Eric P. Martin Stacie M. Codr Jeffrey R. Kappelman Peter R. Lapoint

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