Des Moines, April 4, 2012 – On Wednesday, April 11, the Iowa Supreme Court will visit eight high schools in the Quad-Cities area to talk with students about the role of the courts. The justices will visit with students at West, Central, and Assumption High Schools in Davenport; Bettendorf, and Pleasant Valley High Schools, and Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf; North Scott High School in Eldridge; and Clinton High School in Clinton.
High school visit schedule for April 11:
7:45 a.m.–Justice Daryl Hecht will visit Davenport Central High School
8:40 a.m.–Justice Edward Mansfield will visit North Scott Senior High School
9:00 a.m.–Justice David Wiggins will visit Davenport West High School
9:00 a.m.–Justice Thomas Waterman will visit Pleasant Valley High School
9:00 a.m.–Justice Bruce Zager will visit Clinton High School
9:20 a.m.–Justice Brent Appel will visit Davenport Assumption High School
10:00 a.m.–Chief Justice Mark Cady will visit Bettendorf High School
11:00 a.m.–Justice Thomas Waterman will visit Rivermont Collegiate
News media wishing to cover a justice visit to either Davenport West or Davenport Central High Schools must first contact Davenport Community School District Communication Specialist Dawn Saul at saulda@davenportschools.org or 563-336-5088.
The school visits are in conjunction with a special session of the supreme court in the Quad Cities on the evening of April 10. The court will hear oral arguments in two cases in the Pleasant Valley High School auditorium. This session begins at 7 p.m. As always, oral arguments are open to the public.
Special Session
Tuesday, April 10, at 7 p.m.
Pleasant Valley High School auditorium
604 Belmont Road
Bettendorf, Iowa
The court will hear attorneys argue in two cases.
11-0834 Lewis vs. The City of Dubuque
Plaintiff appeals the decision of the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County dismissing her claim that she was illegally evicted from her apartment. Plaintiff often used her gas oven, with door open, to heat her apartment and left water running for extended periods. Acting under a Dubuque City Ordinance, the landlord changed the locks to the apartment and moved plaintiff's possessions to the front step. Plaintiff contends the city ordinance violates her due process rights and is preempted by Iowa's Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act (URLTA). Defendant argues that Iowa's URLTA was not meant to prohibit cities from addressing such emergency situations.
The attorney representing the appellant is Raymond Johnson, West Des Moines, and the attorneys representing the appellee are Cory Thein, Dubuque, and Leslie Reddick, Dubuque.
11-1581 Dier vs. Peters
Should Iowa recognize a cause of action for paternity fraud? Plaintiff seeks reimbursement from the mother of a child plaintiff financially and emotionally supported, claiming the mother knew plaintiff was not the father of the child. The parties were never married. Plaintiff claims the mother led him to believe he was the child's biological father, and that only after a custody evaluation was favorable to him did the mother announce that he was not the father. The mother argues the court should reject such claims when the plaintiff declined paternity confirmation and voluntarily supported the child. Plaintiff appeals the Iowa District Court for Grundy County decision dismissing plaintiff's claim.
The attorney representing the appellant is Barry Kaplan, Marshalltown, and the attorney representing the appellee is Lynn Wiese, Iowa Falls.
Public Reception
There will be a public reception sponsored by the Scott County Bar Association in the Pleasant Valley High School cafeteria immediately following the court proceedings.
More Information
Attorneys' briefs for the two cases and a "Guide to Oral Arguments" are posted on the Iowa Judicial Branch website at: http://www.iowacourts.gov/Supreme_Court/Offsite_Oral_Arguments/.
Note to Editors: News media are invited to attend the oral arguments. Court rules regarding expanded media coverage apply.
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