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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-1977Oral Aiden Vasquez and Mika Covington v. Iowa Department of Human Services
Attorneys for the Appellee

Rita Bettis Austen Shefali Aurora Lisa Nowlin-Sohl F. Thomas Hecht Tina B. Solis Seth A. Horvath

Attorneys for the Appellant

Samuel P. Langholz Thomas J. Ogden

22-0101Oral Estate of Roberta Ann Butterfield by Bradley Dean Butterfield and Deanne Marie Rogers, Co-Adminstrators v. Chautauqua Guest Home, Inc. d/b/a Chautauqua Guest Home #3 and Chautauqua Guest Homes
Attorneys for the Applicant

Jeffrey A. Pitman John T. Hemminger

Attorney for the Resister

Joseph D. Thornton

21-1946Oral Kirk Howsare and Austin Howsare v. Iowa District Court for Polk County
Attorney for the Plaintiff

Dean Stowers

Attorney for the Defendant

Kyle Hanson

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-0649Oral Robert Benda, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Inc. and Iowa Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association
Attorney for the Appellant

Tyler M. Smith

Attorneys for the Appellee

Thomas L. Flynn Denise P. Ogden Ryan G. Koopmans Jeffrey M. Lipman

21-1765Oral Auditor of the State of Iowa, Rob Sand v. An Unnamed Local Government Risk Pool
Attorney for the Appellant

Matthew S. Rousseau

Attorneys for the Appellee

Andrew Tice Kristine Stone

21-1788Oral Linda K. Juckette v. Iowa Utilities Board and MidAmerican Energy Company and Office of Consumer Advocate
Attorneys for the Appellant

John E. Lande William M. Reasoner

Attorneys for the Appellee

Jon Tack Matthew Oetker Gail Beech Diana S. Machir Andrew L. Magner Jennifer C. Easler

21-0455Non-Oral U.S. Bank, National Association v. Jeffrey S. Bittner, Individually and as Trustee of the Joan Y. Bittner Marital Trust and Midwestone Bank, as Conservator of the Joan Y. Bittner Marital Trust
Attorneys for the Resister

Lynn W. Hartman Nicholas D.K. Petersen

Attorneys for the Applicant

Jeffrey S. Bittner M. Leanne Tyler Timothy J. Krumm Danica L. Bird

22-0328Non-Oral Jeffrey S. Bittner v. U.S. Bank National Association
Attorney for the Appellant

Jeffrey S. Bittner, pro se

Attorneys for the Appellee

Lynn W. Hartman Nicholas D.K. Petersen

Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0468Oral City Of Ames v. Iowa Public Employment Relations Bd. and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 234
Attorneys for the Appellant

Jason M. Craig Aaron J. Hilligas

Attorneys for the Appellee

David M. Ranscht Jay M. Smith

20-1551Oral State of Iowa v. Patrick H. Booker, Jr.
Attorney for the Resister

Sheryl Soich

Attorney for the Applicant

Martha J. Lucey

21-1327Oral Davina Valdez v. West Des Moines Community Schools and Desira Johnson
Attorneys for the Appellant

Megan C. Flynn Angela L. Campbell

Attorneys for the Appellee

David T. Bower Logan Eliasen

Thursday, January 19, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-0490Oral Alevia Green v. North Central Iowa Regional Solid Waste Authority and IMWCA
Attorney for the Resister

Jerry L. Schnurr III

Attorneys for the Applicant

Ryan M. Clark Brittany N. Salyars

20-1663Oral Lincoln Savings Bank v. Debra D. Emmert
Attorneys for the Resister

Jeffrey W. Courter David T. Bower Roy R. Leaf

Attorney for the Applicant

Gregg Geerdes

21-1968Non-Oral Roger Blasdell v. Linnhaven, Inc. and Accident Fund National Insurance Company/United Heartland
Attorneys for the Resister

Thomas M. Wertz Mindi M. Vervaecke

Attorney for the Applicant

Laura Ostrander

Monday, February 20, 2023 7:00 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1010Oral Cory Burnett v. Phillip Smith and State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant

Martin Diaz

Attorney for the Appellee

B.J. Terrones

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0581Oral Joshua Venckus v. City of Iowa City and Andrew Rich
Attorneys for the Appellant

Martin Diaz M. Victoria Cole

Attorneys for the Appellee

Elizabeth J. Craig Jennifer L. Schwickerath

21-1072Oral Shari L. Martin v. Thomas A. Tovar, Individually and In His Official Capacity, and City of Muscatine, Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant

M. Leanne Tyler

Attorneys for the Appellee

Martha L. Shaff Brandon W. Lobberecht

21-1092Oral Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission v. Patrick Knueven and Mary Knueven
Attorneys for the Appellee

Luke DeSmet Michelle Mackel-Wiederanders

Attorneys for the Appellant

John F. Fatino Nicholas J. Gral

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-1275Oral Phyllis Konchar v. Joseph Pins, St. Joseph’s Church of Des Moines, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines
Attorneys for the Appellant

Mark D. Sherinian Emily E. Wilson

Attorneys for the Appellee

Frank Harty Brianna L. Long Haley Hermanson

21-0696Oral LS Power Midcontinent, LLC v. State

LS Power Midcontinent, LLC and Southwest Transmission, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants

State of Iowa, Iowa Utilities Board, Geri D. Huser, Glen Dickinson and Leslie Hickey, Defendants-Appellees

MidAmerican Energy Company and ITC Midwest LLC, Intervenors

Attorneys for Appellants
Charles F. Becker
Michael R. Reck
Erika L. Bauer

Attorneys for Appellees
David M. Ranscht, Assistant Attorney General
Benjamin Flickinger, Assistant Attorney General

Attorneys for Intervenors
Elizabeth R. Meyer
Stanley J. Thompson
Tara Z. Hall
Amy Monopoli
Bret A. Dublinske
Lisa M. Agrimonti

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae
Kelly A. Cwiertny
Theresa Davis
Lynn Herndon
Kenneth R. Stark

21-0590Non-Oral J.D. Ray Anderson v. Iowa District Court for Woodbury County
Attorney for the Plaintiff

Thomas Hurd

Attorney for the Defendant

Nicholas E. Siefert

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0789Oral Laura Belin, Bleeding Heartland LLC, Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Randy Evans, and Iowa Freedom of Information Council v. Governor Kim Reynolds, Michael Boal, Pat Garrett, Alex Murphy, and Office of The Governor of the State of Iowa
Attorneys for the Appellee

Rita Bettis Austin Thomas D. Story

Attorneys for the Appellant

Samuel P. Langholz Eric Wessan

21-1813Oral State of Iowa v. Maurice Frederick Boone, Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee

Kyle Hanson

Attorney for the Appellant

Matthew G. Sease

22-0513Oral Jim Sutton and Angela Sutton v. Council Bluffs Water Works
Attorneys for the Appellee

Nicholas F. Sullivan Tiffany S. Boutcher

Attorneys for the Appellant

Michael T. Gibbons Raymond E. Walden

22–2003Non-Oral Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Scott A. Johnson
Attorneys for the Complainant

Allison Schmidt Alexis Grove

Attorney for the Respondent

Scott A. Johnson, pro se

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0736Oral In the Matter of the Medical Assistance Pooled Special Needs Trust Of Scott Hewitt

In the Matter of the Medical Assistance Pooled Special Needs Trust Of Scott Hewitt, Appellee

Iowa Department of Human Services, Appellant

Attorney for Appellee
Elizabeth R. Meyer
Jana M. Weiler
Elizabeth A. Etchells

Attorney for Appellant
Laura F. Kron
Benjamin C. Chatham

22-0536Oral Francis Livingood, Christoper Maury, and Daniel Robbins v. City of Des Moines, Iowa
Attorneys for the Appellant

James C. Larew Claire M. Diallo

Attorneys for the Appellee

Michelle Mackel-Wiederanders Luke DeSmet

21-1015Oral James A. Stogdill, Christopher Determan, Mathew D. Johnson, Alesha Smith And Kirk E. Yentes v. City of Windsor Heights, Iowa, and Municipal Collections of America, Inc.
Attorneys for the Appellant

James C. Larew Deborah Svec-Carstens Claire M. Diallo

Attorneys for the Appellee

Michael C. Richards Katelynn T. McCollough Jessica L. Klander

22-1331Non-Oral In The Matter of the Medical Assistance Pooled Special Needs Trust of Steven Muller

In The Matter of the Medical Assistance Pooled Special Needs Trust of Steven Muller

Appellant
The Center for Special Needs Trust Administration, Inc.
Attorneys
Elizabeth R. Meyer
Jana Weiler
Elizabeth A. Etchells

Appellee
Iowa Department of Human Services
Attorneys
Brenna Bird
Laura F. Kron
Benjamin C. Chatman

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 10:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0385Oral Environmental Law and Policy Center, Iowa Environmental Council and Sierra Club v. Iowa Utilities Board, and MidAmerican Energy Company, and Office Of Consumer Advocate
Attorneys for the Appellant

Joshua T. Mandelbaum Michael R. Schmidt M. Gabriel Rowberry

Attorneys for the Appellee

Jon Tack Kim Snitker Matthew Oetker Diana S. Machir Jennifer C. Easler Jeffrey J. Cook

22-0918Oral Jena McCoy v. Thomas L. Cardella & Associates
Attorney for the Appellee

Mark A. Humphrey

Attorney for the Appellant

Vernon P. Squires

21-1753Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Iowa District Court for Woodbury County
Attorney for the Appellee

Zachary C. Miller, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Ashley C. Stewart, Assistant Appellant Defender

22-0038Non-Oral William Lee Pitz and Lynn S. Pitz v. United States Cellular Operating Company of Dubuque
Attorney for the Appellant

Todd J. Locher

Attorney for the Appellee

Bret A. Dublinske and Brandon R. Underwood

Thursday, March 30, 2023 9:30 AM

Drake Legal Clinic Neal & Bea Smith Law Center 2400 University Avenue, Des Moines

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0288Oral Estate of Bisignano

In The Matter Of The Estate Of Ruth C. Bisignano, Deceased.

Exile Brewing Company, Llc,

Appellant/Cross-Appellee,

Vs.

Estate Of Ruth C. Bisignano,

Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

______________________________

In The Matter Of The Estate Of Frank J. Bisignano, Deceased.

Exile Brewing Company, Llc,

Appellant/Cross-Appellee,

Vs.

Estate Of Frank J. Bisignano,

Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Attorneys for Appellant/Cross-Appellee

Robert S. Keith
Kristina J. Kamler 

Attorneys for Appellee/Cross-Appellant

Scott M. Wadding
Matthew G. Sease
Delaney J. Kozlowski

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:00 PM

Perry High School auditorium. 1200 18th Street, Perry

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-0831Oral State of Iowa, ex rel, Attorney General of Iowa v. Travis Autor, Regenerative Medicine and Anti-Aging Institutes of Omaha, LLC, and Omaha Stem Cells, LLC
Attorneys for the Appellee

Brenna Bird Amy Licht William Pearson J. Andrew Cederdahl

Attorneys for the Appellant

Mark E. Weinhardt David N. Fautsch Nathan D.B. Converse

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-2036Oral Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc., Emma Goldman Clinic, and Jill Meadows, v. Kim Reynolds, ex rel. State of Iowa, and Iowa Board of Medicine,
Attorneys for the Appellee

Rita Bettis Austen Peter Im Diana Salgado Caitlin Slessor Samuel E. Jones

Attorneys for the Appellant

Samuel P. Langholz Eric Wessan Thomas J. Ogden Alan R. Ostergren Christopher P. Schandevel John J. Bursch Denise M. Harle

22-1190Oral Story County Wind, LLC v. Story County Board of Review
Attorneys for the Appellant

Brant D. Kahler Cynthia Boyle Lande

Attorneys for the Appellee

Timothy C. Meals Ethan P. Anderson Joshua A. Duden

22-0243Oral Larry R. Hedlund v. State Of Iowa, K. Brian London, Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Individually; Charis M. Paulson, Director of Criminal Investigation, Individually; Gerard F. Meyers, Assistant Director Division of Criminal Investigation, Individually
Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Thomas J. Duff Jim Duff Roxanne Barton Conlin

Attorneys for the Defendant

Jeffrey C. Peterzalek William R. Pearson

22-1257Non-Oral Mary Kathryn C. Wallace v. Kristin W. Wildensee
Attorney for the Appellant

Constance Peschang Stannard

Attorney for the Appellee

Hilary Strayer

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1727Non-Oral Silas Richardson v. Gina Johnson et al.
Attorneys for the Appellant

Matthew M. Boles Christopher C. Stewart Adam C. Witosky

Attorneys for the Appellee

Wilford H. Stone Daniel M. Morgan Kimberly Graham Meghan Gavin

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0790Oral UE Local 893/IUP v. State of Iowa
Attorneys for the Appellee

Charles Gribble Christopher Stewart

Attorneys for the Appellant

Jeffrey S. Thompson, Solicitor General Tessa M. Register, Assistant Attorney General Job Mukkada

21-1594Oral State of Iowa v. Dagger Le Erdman
Attorney for the Resister

Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Applicant

Denise M. Gonyea

22-0952Non-Oral In the Matter of V.H., Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired, V.H.

Attorney for Appellant

Charles D. Paul

Attorneys for Appellee

Sarah A. Jennings, Assistant Attorney General
Eric H. Wessan, Assistant Attorneys General

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-1617Oral State of Iowa v. Robert Paul Krogmann
Attorney for the Applicant

Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Resister

Jamie L. Hunter and Angela Campbell

21-0102Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Demetrias Alan Martin
Attorney for the Resister

Darrel Mullins, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Applicant

Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender

23-0099Non-Oral Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. David L. Leitner
Attorney for the Appellee

Alexis Grove

Attorney for the Appellant

David L. Brown

23-0160Non-Oral Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board, v. Mike Mulamba Mbanza
Attorneys for the Appellee

Allison A. Schmidt Robert A. Howard III

Attorney for the Appellant

Mike Mbanza, pro se

Thursday, September 14, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0401Oral Senator Roby Smith, Senator Jim Carlin, Senator Chris Cournoyer, Senator Adrian Dickey, Senator Jason Shultz, Senator Dan Zumbach, Former Senator Zach Whiting, Rep. Brooke Boden, Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, Rep. Carter Nordman and Rep. Jeff Shipley v. Iowa District Court for Polk County
Attorneys for the Plaintiff

W. Charles Smithson, Legal Counsel and Secretary of the Senate Eric H. Wessan, Solicitor General Tessa Register

Attorneys for the Defendant

Shayla McCormally Uzoma N. Nkwonta Melinda K. Johnson William K. Hancock Alexander F. Atkins David R. Fox

22-1213Oral Iowa Individual Health Benefit Reinsurance Association v. State University of Iowa, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, and University of Northern Iowa
Attorney for the Appellee

Gregory M. Lederer

Attorneys for the Appellant

Jeffrey S. Thompson, Solicitor General David Faith, Deputy Attorney General Tessa Register

22-0089Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Johnny Blahnik Church a/k/a Drew Alan Blahnik
Attorney for the Applicant

Nicholas E. Siefert and Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorneys General

Attorney for the Resister

Leon F. Spies

Thursday, September 14, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1009Oral State of Iowa v. Robert Clark Geddes
Attorney for the Appellee

Aaron J. Rogers

Attorney for the Appellant

Ashley C. Stewart

22-0553Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Murphy Lee Rutherford
Attorney for the Resister

Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Applicant

Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender

21-0522Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Dalton Wayne Cook
Attorneys for the Resister

Thomas E. Bakke Joshua A. Duden

Attorney for the Applicant

Denise M. Gonyea

22-0324Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Waylon James Brown
Attorney for the Resister

Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Applicant

Ashley Stewart, Assistant Appellate Defender

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 7:00 PM

Waverly-Shell Rock High School

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-1133Oral State of Iowa v. Stephen Andrew Arrieta
Attorneys for the Resister

Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General Joshua A. Duden

Attorney for the Applicant

Colin Murphy

Friday, September 29, 2023 1:30 PM

University of Iowa, College of Law

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-0828Oral State of Iowa v. Jaheim Romaine Cyrus
Attorney for the Resister

Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Applicant

Josh Irwin, Assistant Appellate Defender

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0326Oral State of Iowa v. Iowa Juvenile Court for Plymouth County
Attorney for the Plaintiff

Genevieve Reinkoester

Attorney for the Defendant

Joel E. Fenton

22-0686Oral In re Marriage of Frazier

Mary C. Frazier, n/k/a Mary C. Streicher, Petitioner-Appellant

Shannon L. Frazier, Respondent-Appellee

Attorneys for Resister

Jacob R. Koller

Ryan C. Shellady

Attorney for Applicant

Richard A. Davidson

22-0037Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Donald Melvin Wittenberg
Attorney for the Resister

Genevieve Reinkoester

Attorney for the Applicant

Josh Irwin

22-0162Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Jesse Jon Harbach
Attorney for the Resister

Israel Kodiaga

Attorney for the Applicant

Maria Ruhtenberg

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1234Oral State of Iowa v. Chase Robert Griffin
Attorneys for the Appellant

Thomas E. Bakke Aaron Rogers

Attorney for the Appellee

Colin Murphy

22-0805Oral State of Iowa v. T.J.W.
Attorney for the Appellee

Martha E. Trout

Attorney for the Appellant

Martha J. Lucey

22-0771Non-Oral State of Iowa v. B.C.D.
Attorney for the Appellee

Martha E. Trout

Attorney for the Appellant

Richard Hollis

22-0624Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Bita Amisi
Attorney for the Resister

Bridget A. Chambers

Attorney for the Applicant

Jamie Hunter

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0587Oral Scott D. Olson v. BNSF Railway Company
Attorneys for the Appellee

Christopher H. Leach Michael J. Streit

Attorneys for the Appellant

David J. Schmitt Daniel A. Haws

21-1676Oral State of Iowa v. Nelson Carlos Flores
Attorney for the Resister

Benjamin Parrott

Attorneys for the Applicant

Tyler D. McIntosh Christopher J. Roth

23-0572Oral Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Reuben Andrew Neff
Attorney for the Appellee

Robert A. Howard III

Attorneys for the Appellant

Matthew G. Sease Delaney J. Kozlowski

23-0549Non-Oral Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board, v. Scott Alden Sobel
Attorneys for the Appellee

Alexis W. Grove Allison A. Schmidt

Attorney for the Appellant

David L. Brown

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1521Oral In Re Detention of Stewart Franklin Schuman

Franklin Schuman, Respondent-Appellee

Attorney for Appellee

Michael H. Adams

Attorney for Appellant 

Linda J. Hines
Keisha F. Crestinger

22-1530Oral State of Iowa v. Colby Davis Laub
Attorneys for the Appellant

Thomas E. Bakke Timothy M. Hau

Attorney for the Appellee

Matthew T. Lindholm

22-1531Non-Oral State of Iowa v. Morgan Marie McMickle
Attorneys for the Appellant

Thomas E. Bakke Timothy Hau

Attorney for the Appellee

Matthew T. Lindholm

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 7:00 PM

Marion High School

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1337Oral Simranjit Singh v. Michael Walter McDermott
Attorneys for the Applicant

Matthew M. Sahag Gary Dickey

Attorneys for the Resister

Michael T. Gibbons Christopher D. Jerram Raymond E. Walden

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0576Oral Charlene Jorgensen and Michael Jorgensen v. Adam B. Smith, Adam Smith, M.D., P.C., and Tri-State Specialists, L.L.P.
Attorneys for the Appellee

Michael D. Bornitz William D. Sims

Attorneys for the Appellant

Jeff W. Wright Zack A. Martin

22-0403Oral Alyssa Pratt v. Adam B. Smith, Adam Smith, M.D., P.C., and Tri-State Specialists, L.L.P.
Attorney for the Appellant

Jon Specht

Attorneys for the Appellee

Jeff W. Wright Zack A. Martin

22-1573Non-Oral Alyssa Pratt v. Adam B. Smith, Adam Smith, M.D., P.C., and Tri-State Specialists, L.L.P.
Attorney for the Appellee

Jon Specht

Attorneys for the Appellant

Jeff W. Wright Zack A. Martin

22-0495Non-Oral The Estate of Deanna Dee Fahrmann, by Executor Jeffrey A. Fahrmann, Dennis C. Fahrmann, by and through his Power of Attorney, Jeffrey A. Fahrmann, Jeffrey A. Fahrmann, and Amy J. Fahrmann v. ABCM Corporation, Kathy Meyer-Allbee, and Linsey Henry
Attorneys for the Appellant

Laura R. Luetje William C. Strong Bradley C. Obermeier

Attorneys for the Appellee

Tricia Hoffman-Simanek Ross T. Andrews Graham R. Carl

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1232Oral State of Iowa v. Kyra Rose Bauler
Attorney for the Appellee

Joshua A. Duden,

Attorney for the Appellant

Melinda J. Nye

22-1440Oral State of Iowa v. Jerome Emanuel Bailey Sr.
Attorney for the Appellant

Louis S. Sloven

Attorney for the Appellee

Alexander Smith

22-1572Non-Oral Renee Hummel v. Adam B. Smith, Adam Smith, M.D., P.C., and Tri-State Specialists, L.L.P.,
Attorney for the Appellee

Jon Specht

Attorneys for the Appellant

Jeff W. Wright Zack A. Martin

22-1927Non-Oral Britni Hilts v. Adam B. Smith, Adam Smith, M.D., P.C., and Tri-State Specialists, L.L.P.,
Attorney for the Appellee

Jon Specht

Attorneys for the Appellant

Jeff W. Wright Zack A. Martin

Thursday, November 16, 2023 9:30 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1026Oral James R. Penny v. City of Winterset and Christian Dekker
Attorney for the Resister

Gary Dickey

Attorneys for the Applicant

Zachary D. Clausen Douglas L. Phillips

22-2081Oral Lon Tweeten d/b/a Tweeten Farms and Grinnell Mutual Insurance, Co. v. Corey Tweeten
Attorneys for the Appellant

Stephen W. Spencer Christopher S. Spencer

Attorney for the Appellee

Janece M. Valentine

22-1062Non-Oral State of Iowa v. David Daniel Gordon
Attorney for the Appellee

Genevieve Reinkoester

Attorney for the Appellant

Karmen R. Anderson

22-1894Non-Oral Justin Loew v. Menard, Inc., and XL Insurance America
Attorney for the Appellant

Paul Thune

Attorney for the Appellee

Kent Smith

Thursday, November 16, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
21-1898Oral Tracy White v. State of Iowa And Iowa Department Of Human Services
Attorneys for the Appellee

Paige Fiedler Madison Fiedler-Carlson

Attorneys for the Appellant

Tessa Register Alexa Den Herder

21-1666Non-Oral Marc Harding d/b/a Harding Law Firm v. Rick Sasso d/b/a Indiana Spine Group
Attorney for the Appellee

Jeffrey M. Lipman

Attorney for the Appellant

Brent R. Ruther

22-0684Non-Oral Lorri Hagen v. Serta/National Bedding Co., LLC, and Safety National Casualty Co.
Attorney for the Resister

John M. Loughlin

Attorney for the Applicant

Lindsey E. Mills

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-1291Oral Sandra Selden v. Des Moines Area Community College
Attorneys for the Appellee

David Albrecht Madison Fiedler-Carlson

Attorneys for the Appellant

Randall Armentrout Katie Graham Haley Hermanson

22-0303Oral Bradley A. Chicoine, D.C.; Dr. Bradley A. Chicoine, P.C.; Mark A. Niles, D.C.; Niles Chiropractic, Inc.; and Rod R. Rebarcak, D.C., on behalf of themselves and those like situated v. Wellmark, Inc. d/b/a Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa and Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.
Attorneys for the Appellant

Glenn L. Norris Steven P. Wandro Kara M. Simons Ben Arato Harley C. Erbe

Attorneys for the Appellee

Zachary D. Holmstead Daniel E. Laytin Alyssa C. Kalisky Benjamin P. Roach

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-2085Oral Bankers Trust Company v. City Of Des Moines
Attorney for the Appellant

James W. Bryan

Attorney for the Appellee

Luke Desmet

22-0903Oral State of Iowa v. Kadin Jeffrey Miller
Attorney for the Resister

Nicholas E. Siefert

Attorney for the Applicant

Lucas M. Taylor

22-1421Non-Oral P.M. Lattner Manufacturing Co. and Accident Fund General Insurance Co., v. Michael Rife
Attorney for the Resister

Laura J. Ostrander

Attorney for the Applicant

Anthony J. Olson

Thursday, December 14, 2023 9:00 AM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
23-0201Oral Kirkwood Institute, Inc. v. Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand, John McCormally, and Office of the Auditor of State
Attorney for the Appellant

Alan R. Ostergren

Attorneys for the Appellee

Tessa M. Register David M. Ranscht

23-0482Oral David A. Vaudt and Jeanie K. Vaudt v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Attorneys for the Appellant

Ryan G. Koopmans William J. Lorenz

Attorney for the Appellee

Scott A. Hall

21-1319Non-Oral State of Iowa v. David Dwight Jackson
Attorney for the Resister

Bridget A. Chambers

Attorney for the Applicant

Gary Dickey

Thursday, December 14, 2023 1:30 PM

Case Number Case Parties Attorneys
22-0892Oral State of Iowa v. Sydney Leiann Slaughter
Attorney for the Applicant

Martha E. Trout

Attorney for the Resister

Vidhya K. Reddy

22-0759Oral Alexandria M. Anderson, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Carter Jay William Anderson, and Terry Anderson, Individually v. State of Iowa
Attorneys for the Appellant

Edward J. Prill Andrew Mahoney

Attorneys for the Appellee

Job Mukkada Pope S. Yamada

22-0471Non-Oral Mid American Construction LLC and Grinnell Mutual, v. Marshall Sandlin
Attorneys for the Resister

Stephen W. Spencer Christopher S. Spencer

Attorney for the Applicant

Zeke R. McCartney

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