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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
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