DES MOINES REGISTER v. SHARON, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

Des Moines Register v. Sharon. No. 08-1678.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joel D. Novak, Judge. Employee appeals from a district court judicial review ruling affirming the appeal decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner. REVERSED AND REMANDED WITHDIRECTIONS. Charles E. Cutler and Rebecca M. […]

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STATE v. WOMACK, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

State v. Womack. No. 08-1865.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wright County, Steven J. Oeth, District Associate Judge. A defendant appeals from her sentence following her guilty plea to forgery. AFFIRMED. James Fitzgerald, Fort Dodge, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Mary E. Tabor, Assistant […]

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IN RE VANDERHOLM, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

In re Marriage of Vanderholm. No. 08-1882.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Montgomery County, J.C. Irvin, Judge. A father appeals from the district court’s decree that awarded physical care of the children to their mother.AFFIRMED. Jay W. Mez of Law Office of Jay W. Mez, Council […]

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LOWE v. STATE, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

Lowe v. State. No. 08-1551.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Tama County, Marsha Bergan, Judge. Andrew Lowe appeals from the district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief. AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and David Arthur Adams, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant. […]

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CRAWFORD v. MAYER, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

Crawford v. Mayer. No. 08-0814.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dickinson County, David A. Lester, Judge. Plaintiff appeals from a verdict in favor of defendants in this wrongful death suit. AFFIRMED. Robert B. Deck, Sioux City, for appellant. Mark S. Brownlee of Kersten Brownlee Hendricks, L.L.P., […]

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IN RE CLOYD, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

In Re Marriage of Cloyd. No. 08-1806.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Timothy J. Finn, Judge. Jeffrey M. Cloyd appeals from the decree dissolving his marriage to Brenda M. Cloyd. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED. Dorothy Dakin of Kruse Dakin, L.L.P., Boone, for appellant. Joseph R. […]

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IN RE PETERSON, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

In re Marriage of Peterson. No. 08-1800.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Chickasaw County, Bruce B. Zager, Judge. Scott Peterson appeals from the decree dissolving his marriage to Kimberly Peterson. AFFIRMED. Judith O’Donohoe of Elwood, O’Donohoe, Braun White, L.L.P., New Hampton, for appellant. Nathaniel Schwickerath of […]

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FIRST NATIONAL BANK v. BRANNEN, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

First National Bank v. Brannen. No. 08-1782.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Eliza J. Ovrom, Judge. The defendants appeal from the district court’s order finding the plaintiff mailed proper notice to cure and entering judgment against the defendants and in favor of the plaintiffs.AFFIRMED. […]

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BERGELL v. QWEST COMMUN., 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

Bergell v. Qwest Communications, Inc. No. 08-1931.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Artis I. Reis, Judge. A claimant appeals from the district court decision on judicial review that affirmed the agency decision claimant had no permanent partial disability. AFFIRMED. Channing Dutton of Lawyer, Lawyer, […]

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LYONS v. BD. OF MEDICINE, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

Lyons v. Iowa Bd. of Medicine. No. 08-1538.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Douglas K. Staskal, Judge. A urologist appeals the district court decision affirming the Iowa Board of Medicine’s discipline of him, claiming multiple errors. AFFIRMED. Michael Sellers of Sellers, Haraldson Binford, Des […]

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IN RE J.S., 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

In re J.S. No. 09-0515.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Constance Cohen, Associate Juvenile Judge. A mother appeals from a juvenile court dispositional order confirming her nine-year-old child to be a child in need of assistance. AFFIRMED. Nancy A.S. Trotter, Des Moines, for appellant. […]

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WYCOFF v. STATE, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

Wycoff v. State. No. 07-0205.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Lee County, David B. Hendrickson and Richard J. Vogel, Judges. Applicant-appellant, Steven Wycoff, appeals from the summary disposition of his application for postconviction relief. AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Patricia Reynolds, Assistant State […]

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BAYSINGER v. VAN PELT, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

Baysinger v. Van Pelt. No. 08-1791.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Richard G. Blane, II, Judge. Respondent appeals the district court decision denying his request to modify his child support obligation.AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED. Eric R. Eshelman, Des Moines, for appellant. Michelle Jungers Synarong, Iowa […]

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HOFFMAN-RETTIG v. SOUTH CENT. CO-OP., 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

Hoffman-Rettig, L.L.C. v. South Cent. Co-op. No. 08-1632.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Warren County, Paul R. Huscher, Judge. Hoffman-Rettig, L.L.C. appeals the district court’s ruling on its breach of contract claim. AFFIRMED. Robert Malloy and Benjamin T. Cook of Malloy Law Firm, Goldfield, for appellant. […]

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STATE v. GREEN, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

State v. Green. No. 08-1978.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Jon C. Fister (motion to suppress) and Margaret L. Lingreen (plea), Judges. Defendant appeals following his plea of guilty to possession of a controlled substance, third offense, contending trial counsel was ineffective in […]

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IN RE MARRIAGE OF FOGLE, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

In re Marriage of Fogle. No. 08-1332.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mahaska County, Joel D. Yates, Judge. Janet Fogle appeals the property distribution of the parties’ dissolution decree. AFFIRMED. Lee M. Walker and Jane Odland of Walker Billingsley, Newton, for appellant. Lois Vroom of Lois […]

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IN RE J.K.N., 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

In re J.K.N. No. 08-2069.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Stephen C. Gerard II, District Associate Judge. A mother appeals the juvenile court’s denial of her Iowa Code chapter 600A petition to terminate the father’s parental rights to their child. REVERSED ANDREMANDED. Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, […]

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STATE v. ASHBY, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

State v. Ashby. No. 08-1560.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clarke County, Monty W. Franklin, District Associate Judge. Defendant appeals her conviction, following a bench trial, for operating while intoxicated, second offense.AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Bradley M. Bender, Assistant Appellate Defender, for […]

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STATE v. KEARNEY, 772 N.W.2d 16 (Iowa App. 2009)

State v. Kearney. No. 08-1390.Court of Appeals of Iowa. June 17, 2009. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, James B. Malloy, District Associate Judge. Bradley Kearney appeals following his judgment and sentence for burglary in the third degree. AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant Appellate Defender, for […]

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