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Summaries of most recent opinions.

No. 3-342 / 12-0403

RONNIE SANDERS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-847 / 13-0477

MARK R. COLLISON, M.D., Petitioner-Appellant, vs. IOWA BOARD OF MEDICINE, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-895 / 12-1920

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BRIAN SHANE WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-913 / 13-0366 No. 3-1071 / 13-0721

WAL-MART STORES and AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE, Petitioners-Appellants, vs. JULIE HENLE, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-946 / 13-0223

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES LEE MOORE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-969 / 12-2240

CHRISTOPHER JAY MARTIN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-975 / 13-0120

KIMBERLY S. JASPER, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ZAKIA HUSSAIN and INTERNATIONAL FASHIONS & GIFTS, INC., Defendants-Appellants.

No. 3-977 / 13-0327

IN THE MATTER OF PROPERTY SEIZED FOR FORFEITURE FROM KENDLE BOUGHTON KENDLE BOUGHTON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-983 / 13-0569

GREENBRIAR GROUP, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. TIMOTHY HAINES, Defendant-Appellee, and ELKCO PROPERTIES, INC., and INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE COMPANY as subrogee of ELKCO PROPERTIES, INC., Third-Party Defendants-Appellants.

No. 3-991 / 12-0815

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MICHAEL JAMEY MILLER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-992 / 12-1335

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMAAL J. LESLIE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-998 / 12-2039

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MATTHEW VILLALPANDO, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1000 / 12-2105

VIRGIL MOORE and MARILYN I. MOORE, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, vs. PIONEER ESTATES, L.C., EASTER LAKE ESTATES, INC., and RONALD L. WOODS, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

No. 3-1002 / 12-2270

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DEMETRICE DE ANGELO TOMPKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1005 / 13-0061

DONALD E. GARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CAROLE JO FARRELL, a/k/a CAROLE J. FARRELL, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 3-1009 / 13-0238

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BARRY BRUCE EVANS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1012 / 13-0294

ROBERT F. TOBIN, M.D., Petitioner-Appellant, vs. IOWA BOARD OF MEDICINE, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1020 / 13-0589

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF CHRISTOPHER KENNETH LOBDELL AND ANDREA LYNN LOBDELL Upon the Petition of CHRISTOPHER KENNETH LOBDELL, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning ANDREA LYNN LOBDELL, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 3-1023 / 13-0665

GITS MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND ST. PAUL TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, vs. DEBORAH FRANK, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

No. 3-1034 / 12-1065

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JABARI LAMAR WALKER, Defendant-Appellant. STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR LINN COUNTY, Defendant.

No. 3-1038 / 12-1957

STEVEN EARL FRASIER, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1039 / 12-1968

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TINA JUDITH BERNAL AND DAVID BERNAL Upon the Petition of TINA JUDITH BERNAL, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning DAVID BERNAL, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 3-1040 / 12-2022

CHRISTOPHER T. WALTERS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1044 / 12-2177

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. COREY DARNELL MOORE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1045 / 12-2265

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ANTHONY MAIN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1052 / 13-0060

LUANA SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. PRO-BUILD HOLDINGS, INC., Successor in Interest to UNITED BUILDING CENTERS, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 3-1053 / 13-0133

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOHN NATHANIEL VAN WIE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1058 / 13-0297

NORTHEAST IOWA CO-OP., n/k/a VIAFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. JOEL LINDAMAN, Individually JOEL LINDAMAN d/b/a HP FARMS, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 3-1060 / 13-0345

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CORY LEE KLEPPE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1062 / 13-0360

MARILYN J. ZISKOVSKY, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DWANE ZISKOVSKY and ANN ZISKOVSKY, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 3-1063 / 13-0361

KELLIE NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. MERCY HEALTH SERVICES-IOWA, d/b/a MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA, JOSHUA R. FRENCH, M.D.; RAJENDRA SINGH, M.D.; STEVEN C. ALLGOOD, M.D.; JUSSEIN MOHAMED, M.D.; and MASON CITY CLINIC, P.C., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 3-1065 / 13-0426

MICHAEL DEVINE, STANLEY M. REEG, and LUCILLE O'CONNELL, Plaintifsf-Appellees, vs. SYLVIA ROGERS, Individually, and as Successor in Interest to EVERETT ROGERS, Deceased, Defendant-Appellant, and CHARLES E. GREEN, BARBARA J. GREEN, and IH MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CREDIT UNION, Defendants.

No. 3-1067 / 13-0467

BIERMANN ELECTRIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. LARSON & LARSON CONSTRUCTION, LLC and MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), Defendants-Appellees.

No. 3-1068 / 13-0478

PATRICK L. HOUSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. MILTON D. MEYER AND BEVERLY MEYER, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 3-1074 / 13-0861

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF ROLAND STEPHENS AND LAURIE STEPHENS Upon the Petition of ROLAND STEPHENS, Petitioner-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, And Concerning LAURIE STEPHENS, Respondent-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

No. 3-1080 / 10-1931

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EDGAR CONCEPCION JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1086 / 12-1368

CHRISTIAN MUNOZ, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1087 / 12-1718

JOSEPH SCHROCK, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1093 / 12-2165

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RICKY LEE HULL JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1094 / 12-2182

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. AMY NICOLE SMIDL, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1097 / 13-0040

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JULIO CESAR GARCIA-CARONA, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1110 / 13-0484

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TERRY LEE CARTER JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1116 / 13-0690

JENNIFER LYNNE DENHOF, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. BRIAN NELSON LECLERE, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1120 / 13-0761

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TERESA A. LULOFF AND ROY L. LULOFF Upon the Petition of TERESA A. LULOFF, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning ROY L. LULOFF, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1121 / 13-0770

ROBERT J. HEMMINGSEN and CHERYL R. HEMMINGSEN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. ROBERT J. MINGS, JANI S. MINGS and KATHLEEN L. MINGS, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 3-1124 / 13-1129

IN THE MATTER OF J.E.M., Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired, J.E.M., Respondent-Appellant.

No. 3-1125 / 13-1473

IN THE INTEREST OF H.D., Minor Child, C.M., Mother, Appellant.

No. 3-1134 / 12-1748

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RASHAWN LEE JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1136 / 12-1880

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MARCELL NAVELL WIGGINS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1138 / 12-1983

IN THE MATTER OF S.M., ALLEGED TO BE SERIOUSLY MENTALLY IMPAIRED, S.M., Respondent-Appellant.

No. 3-1139 / 12-2004

CHRIS MOORE, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1140 / 12-2012

BENNIE MAE HARRINGTON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1143 / 12-2231

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KEITH CORNELL GRESHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1146 / 13-0042

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DOMINIC UNTREL WOMMACK, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1152 / 13-0170

ROBERT REED, Petitioner-Appellee, vs. TIMOLIN REED, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 3-1153 / 13-0282

THOMAS BOSTON JOHNSON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1162 / 12-1725

ISAAC L. NEAL, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1166 / 13-0503

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

No. 3-1169 / 13-0652

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LINDA KAY KELSEN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1171 / 13-0664

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF PATRICK M. KAPPES AND MONICA M. KAPPES Upon the Petition of PATRICK M. KAPPES, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning MONICA M. KAPPES, n/k/a MONICA M. MCCARTY, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 3-1175 / 13-0772

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF LOUIS LERETTE III AND MALISSA LERETTE Upon the Petition of LOUIS LERETTE III, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning MALISSA LERETTE, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1176 / 13-0805

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DERIK ODELL, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1180 / 13-0897

IN THE INTEREST OF H.N.M., Minor Child, R.N.L., Mother, Appellant, M.M., Father, Appellee.

No. 3-1183 / 13-1040

DAN MEYER, Appellant, vs. THE ESTATE OF PETER N. MEYER, Deceased, Appellee.

No. 3-1185 / 13-1188

IN THE INTEREST OF A.M.C., Minor Child, L.P.K., Mother, Petitioner, C.C., Father, Appellant.

No. 3-1186 / 13-1569

IN THE INTEREST OF I.C.C.J.-H., Minor Child, T.H., Mother, Appellant.

No. 3-1187 / 13-1645

IN THE INTEREST OF E.B., Minor Child, S.B., Father, Appellant.

No. 3-1188 / 13-1691

IN THE INTEREST OF B.D. and W.D., Minor Children, B.D., Father, Appellant.

No. 3-1214 / 13-0444

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EVAN MICHAEL PFEIFER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1227 / 13-1725

IN THE INTEREST OF J.N., Minor Child, M.S.-N., Mother, Appellant.

No. 3-1228 / 13-1739

IN THE INTEREST OF X.J., Minor Child, P.I., Father, Appellant.

No. 3-1229 / 13-1795

IN THE INTEREST OF J.S.-G., Minor Child, B.S., Mother, Appellant.

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