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Summaries of most recent opinions.

No. 3-1256 / 13-0981

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CHAD JAY ROUSE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 4-054 / 13-0916

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TODD CARBER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 11-1946

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RACHEL ELIZABETH CLAY, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 12-1810

CARL GENE GARNICA, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 12-1925

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RAYMOND DEAN COOPER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 12-2122

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MARIO GUERRERO CORDERO, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 12-2204

DONNO SHANE ZEKUCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. MARIA ISABEL JOHNSON n/k/a MARIA ISABEL PETERSON, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

No. 13-0201

ALVIN WORKMAN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0244

ANTHONY BROWN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0291

DOUGLAS E. KURTZ, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No.13-0298

DANA PETERSON, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0522

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DENNIS EARL LEAHY, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0524

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MARTIN LEON MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0755

RUSS HOTCHKISS and DARUSS ENTERPRISES, INC., d/b/a PROSHIELD FIRE PROTECTION, an Iowa Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. INTERNATIONAL PROFIT ASSOCIATES, INC., n/k/a INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC., an Illinois Corporation, INTERNATIONAL TAX ADVISORS, INC., n/k/a STRATEGIC TAX ADVISORS, INC., a Nevada Corporation, and ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATES, LLC, n/k/a VALUATION ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Co., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 13-0794

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. WARREN EDWARD PURVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0840

FRANK D. BOURRAGE, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0859

NORTH GLENN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0958

TERRY HARRIS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0966

MICHAEL EUGENE HORLAS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0976

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ERROLL ANTOINE TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0993

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMERIOUS LANIER SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0998

JACQUE LOUIS MILLER, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1028

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DEANDRE GOODE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1103

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SHAUNTA HOPKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1113

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JILLIAN JANE STEWART, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1165

WALTER JUNIOR HOSKINS, III, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1170

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OWEETIS FRYE, Deceased. ROBERT D. FRYE, BENJAMIN D. FRYE, and HANNA M. FRYE, Beneficiaries-Appellants.

No. 13-1200

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CORNELL A. FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1206

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BOBBY JOE MADSEN JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1208

GRINNELL STATE BANK, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PARTIES IN POSSESSION, Defendants, and SUZANNE K. STEPHENSON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1218

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES R. THIELMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1223

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RONALD E. VOWELS JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1242

BRYAN BOYD, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY, GLEN DICKINSON and STATE OF IOWA, Defendant-Appellees.

No. 13-1251

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. FAITH DAYLENE LOHR, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1301

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ISAIAH JOSHUA ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1358

MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF CLINTON, P.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CHRISTOPHER S.E. MARTIN, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 13-1390

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN MINEART AND TAMI JO MINEART Upon the Petition of JOHN MINEART, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning TAMI JO MINEART, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1396

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KRIS WARICK, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1418

IN THE INTEREST OF A.S. JR., Minor Child, E.W., Mother, Appellant, A.S. SR., Father, Appellant.

No. 13-1426

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF ADREANNE MARIE GRAVES AND DAVID EDWARD GRAVES Upon the Petition of ADREANNE MARIE GRAVES, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning DAVID EDWARD GRAVES, Respondent-Appellee.

No.13-1462

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF NICOLE CLEVERINGA AND DARIN L. CLEVERINGA Upon the Petition of NICOLE CLEVERINGA, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning DARIN L. CLEVERINGA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1469

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CLIFFORD ORRIS JACKSON JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1490

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DANIEL E. MORRISSEY, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1559

ROBERT O. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CLIFFORD GARTH DAVIS, CONNIE SUE WORKMAN, and JAMES CRAIG DAVIS, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 13-1562

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TRAVIS R. DUGGAN AND DANIELLE L. DUGGAN Upon the Petition of TRAVIS R. DUGGAN, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning DANIELLE L. DUGGAN, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1574

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CHAD RYAN TANNAHILL, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1653

ARCHITECTURAL WALL SYSTEMS and ZURICH NORTH AMERICA, Petitioners-Appellants, vs. DONALD TOWERS, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1757

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TRACY LYNN HOFFMAN AND ERNST FRANKLIN HOFFMAN Upon the Petition of TRACY LYNN HOFFMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning ERNST FRANKLIN HOFFMAN, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1784

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ALEXANDER M. OPONSKI-SIMS, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 13-1811

ACTUALLY CLEAN FLOOR & FURNITURE, L.L.C., Assignee of JASON BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ACTION RESTORATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 13-1826

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RENEE ROCHELLE OPPERUD, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1834

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. REX DEAN MCDERMOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1889

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF DAREN LEE LAURITSEN AND DANA MARIE LAURITSEN Upon the Petition of DAREN LEE LAURITSEN, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning DANA MARIE LAURITSEN, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 13-1988

JANENE M. GORSETT, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES PATRICK GENGLER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-2003

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. NICHOLAS PAUL AUGUSTINE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 14-0096

IN RE THE MATTER OF S.L., Alleged to Be Seriously Mentally Impaired, S.L., Respondent-Appellant.

No. 14-0133

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF PAUL A. STEPHENS AND NICHOLE R. STEPHENS Upon the Petition of PAUL A. STEPHENS, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning NICHOLE R. STEPHENS, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 14-0333

IN THE INTEREST OF J.L.-S. and C.L.-S., Minor Children, A.S., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0445

IN THE INTEREST OF D.D., K.D., AND K.M., Minor Children, C.M., Mother, Appellant, J.D., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0592

IN THE INTEREST OF A.C. AND A.J., Minor Children, J.C., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0610

IN THE INTEREST OF D.S., Minor Child, D.S., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0658

IN THE INTEREST OF J.C., Minor Child, K.C., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0673

IN THE INTEREST OF J.P., Minor Child, L.P., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0704

IN THE INTEREST OF C.B., Minor Child, S.B., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0706

IN THE INTEREST OF T.E., Minor Child, G.W., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0708

IN THE INTEREST OF H.L., Minor Child, A.L., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0714

IN THE INTEREST OF N.T., Minor Child, M.T., Father, Appellant, K.W., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0753

IN THE INTEREST OF K.M. and J.M. JR., Minor Children, A.M., Mother, Appellant, J.M. SR., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0754

IN THE INTEREST OF E.C., A.C. G.N., J.N., and A.N., Minor Children, J.N., Father, Appellant, B.M., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0805

IN THE INTEREST OF R.L.P. AND R.M.P., Minor Children, C.P., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0808

IN THE INTEREST OF C.P. and K.P., Minor Children, J.P., Father, Appellant.

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