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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

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