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Duncan v. Ford Motor Credit, Repossessors, Inc., 919 N.W.2d 768(Table) (Iowa App. 2018)
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919 N.W.2d 768 (Table)

Shannon DUNCAN, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
FORD MOTOR CREDIT, REPOSSESSORS, INC. and Bruce Shores, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 17-1122

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed June 20, 2018

Dennis G. Larson of Larson ... More...    $0 (06-20-2018 - IA)

In 2013, Thorndike was convicted of second-degree sexual abuse and
lascivious acts with a child, and we affirmed his conviction. See State v. Thorndike,
860 N.W.2d 316 (Iowa 2015). Thorndike filed a pro se application for PCR on May
18, 2015, which counsel later recast.1 In his third amended application, Thorndike
claimed ineffective assistance based on trial counsel’s failu... More...    $0 (09-15-2018 - IA)

In January 2017, Gipson and his girlfriend, Tara Nguyen, were arguing “more often than usual.” Nguyen went to stay with her mother for a few weeks. Around the same time, Nguyen let an old friend borrow her Buick. When Gipson saw the friend driving, Gipson took the Buick from him. On January 21, the friction between Nguyen and Gipson escalated when they encountered each other at the Beave... More...    $0 (08-04-2018 - IA)

In the early morning hours of August 3, 2016, Des Moines police investigated the crash of a pickup truck into a tree at a T intersection. When Officer Lucas Kramer arrived, he saw Ryan Stockbauer crawling out of the driver-side window. Two other passengers suffered injuries requiring attention at the hospital. Officer Kramer testified the heavy front-end damage to the truck was “consistent ... More...    $0 (08-04-2018 - IA)

A federal statute known as Title VI states, “No person in the United States
shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” See 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (2015). A
federal report cited the Department of Transpo... More...    $0 (07-19-2018 - IA)

The events giving rise to Poland’s convictions occurred on March 10, 2016,
at the home where Poland lived with his parents and three younger sisters.
Poland, then twenty years old, was dating L.R., who was sixteen years old. L.R.
had been staying at the home for approximately one week but decided to leave
because Poland was drinking vodka. L.R. did not like being around Pola... More...    $0 (07-08-2018 - IA)

When we answer a certified question, we rely upon the facts provided with the certified question. See Bd. of Water Works Trs. of Des Moines v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 890 N.W.2d 50, 53 (Iowa 2017); Life Inv’rs Ins. Co. of Am. v. Estate of Corrado, 838 N.W.2d 640, 643 (Iowa 2013). Accordingly, we restate the facts as set forth by the federal district court:
The incidents giving rise to ... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - IA)

In May 2013, Abraham Watkins was sworn into the Iowa bar and subsequently opened a solo practice in Keosauqua, Iowa. Watkins operated his law practice out of an office located on the first floor or main level of the two-story home he shared with his family. Watkins and his family mostly lived upstairs. However, the home’s kitchen, laundry room, and one of the two bathrooms are located on the ma... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - IA)

At about 6:39 a.m. on October 30, 2015, a police officer pulled over Bion Ingram, who was driving on Highway 14 in Newton, Iowa. The officer had noticed the vehicle’s license plate was not illuminated as required. After speaking with Ingram, the officer also noticed the
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vehicle’s registration sticker did not match its license plate—the vehicle’s actual registration had expired in 2... More...    $0 (07-03-2018 - IA)

On March 5, 2008, Duncan purchased a 2008 Ford Edge from Decorah
Auto Center, Inc., with financing through Ford Motor Credit (FMC). She made
payments from April 19, 2008, until August 19, 2010. Duncan received notice she
owed $1871.94, due by November 19, 2010. Duncan stated she paid this amount
in a timely fashion, but on November 19, 2010, Bruce Shores of Repossessors, More...    $0 (06-26-2018 - IA)

Tracey K. Kuehl (Tracey), Lisa K. Kuehl (Lisa), Kris A. Bell, Nancy A.
Harvey, John T. Braumann, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (plaintiffs) brought
suit against Pamela Sellner, Tom Sellner, and Cricket Hollow Zoo (defendants) under
1The Honorable Richard W. Goldberg, United States Court of International
Trade, sitting by designation.
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the Endangered Species Act, 16 U... More...    $0 (04-18-2018 - IA)

On November 6, 2015, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant
at Frakes’s home. Officers based the warrant application on an anonymous tip
received three months earlier and on the reports from a named informant familiar
with Frakes’s drug distribution.
While searching Frakes’s home, officers discovered plastic baggies, scales,
drug paraphernalia, a small quan... More...    $0 (04-01-2018 - IA)

Cheri Dahlin sued Lyondell Chemical Company, Equistar Chemicals, LP, and
Equistar GP, LLC (collectively “Lyondell”). A jury returned a verdict for Dahlin.
Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court vacates and remands.

I.

Between 1990 and 1995, Dean B. Dahlin worked for two companies as a
commercial truck driver. For both, he loaded his truck with benzene-... More...    $0 (01-28-2018 - IA)

In this appeal of a restitution order, we are asked to resolve whether it is
foreseeable that police officers would end a high-speed chase of the van driven by
Darryl Shears by hitting his van with their police vehicles. Because we find such
actions foreseeable, we affirm the restitution order.
On February 11, 2016, the City of Davenport filed a restitution claim for More...    $0 (12-06-2017 - IA)

Freddy Crisp shot his friend Dale Potter after a day and night of drinking. A
jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. On appeal, Crisp challenges (1) the
sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s finding of guilt, (2) his trial
attorney’s failure to object to an inference-of-malice jury instruction, and (3) the
district court’s denial of his motions for new tria... More...    $0 (12-06-2017 - IA)

Kozak frames the first issue as follows: “The State denied [him] due process
when, in violation of a sustained motion in limine, it invaded the jury’s province and
questioned a witness regarding [his] ability to plan, deliberate, and premeditate.”
The procedural history informing this issue is as follows.
Before trial, Kozak notified the court of his intent to rely on a dimi... More...    $0 (12-06-2017 - IA)

In this appeal, a plaintiff asks our court to decide if the district
court properly granted summary judgment and partial summary
judgment on his defamation claim based on the running of the statute of
limitations. Additionally, we must determine if the court properly
granted summary judgment on the plaintiff’s malicious prosecution claim
on the ground the defendants merely furn... More...    $0 (10-27-2017 - IA)

Joanne Cote worked for Derby Insurance Agency from 1998 until 2014. In
2014, she sued the agency and Kevin Dorn (collectively, Derby),1 alleging sexual
discrimination based on a hostile work environment, as well as the torts of
intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault. On interlocutory appeal,
Derby challenges the district court’s denial of its motion for summary ju... More...    $0 (08-02-2017 - IA)

Zobel’s convictions for third-degree burglary and possession of marijuana
were entered pursuant to a written Alford plea. The underlying facts of those
convictions are not relevant to the appeal. Zobel’s domestic-abuse-assault
causing-bodily-injury and domestic-abuse-assault convictions arose from a
dispute between Zobel and Katie Barnish in the early morning hours of July 4, ... More...    $0 (07-24-2017 - IA)

Victor Rivera, while driving under the influence of alcohol, caused a traffic
accident that killed a motorcyclist and seriously injured the motorcyclist’s
passenger. Rivera fled the scene in his vehicle and led officers on a short chase
before he was apprehended. Rivera pleaded guilty to unintentionally causing the
death of another by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicat... More...    $0 (06-17-2017 - IA)

In July 2015, Hall was charged by trial information with murder in the first
degree and child endangerment resulting in serious injury. His three-year-old
daughter, J.K., was the alleged victim in each instance.
The charges were tried to a jury in January 2016.
The State’s first witness was Hall’s live-in girlfriend, April Clair. Clair
testified J.K. had been staying... More...    $0 (06-15-2017 - IA)

Marcel Rose and Amanda Guzzle resided together and were involved in a
romantic relationship. Rose and Guzzle knew a mutual acquaintance, Sarah
Medina. On July 6, 2015, Rose and Guzzle were alone at Medina’s residence in
the living room when they began to argue. The argument then turned physical,
and according to Guzzle’s testimony, she ended up on the couch with Rose on
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Mark Koster lived in a one-bedroom house in Sac City. In 2009, he seemingly disappeared from the area without notice. Police were alerted after mail began to accumulate in the mailbox at his house and he stopped paying his utility bills. Police found a handwritten note attached to the back door of Koster’s house. The note indicated he had gone to Florida for the winter and would return in the ... More...    $0 (06-14-2017 - IA)