2023 Archive | Supreme Court Oral Argument Schedule

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

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

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