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Summaries of most recent opinions.

No. 3-798 / 12-2037

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BIANCA AZUCENA ARREOLA-DOMINGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-806 / 12-2304

GARY DEAN LONGNECKER and SUE ANN LONGNECKER, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, As Trustee for ABFC ASSET BACKED SECURITIES SERIES 2005-WF1, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-874 / 13-0411

IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP OF CARRIE BISBEE, CARRIE BISBEE, Ward-Appellant.

No. 3-876 / 13-0636

JAMES MCCARTHY, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, vs. JELD-WEN, INC., Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

No. 3-916 / 13-0476

FAWAD S. ZAFAR, M.D., Petitioner-Appellant, vs. IOWA BOARD OF MEDICINE, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-917 / 13-0493

DARREN BARRETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. AMANDA SWANK and AEROPOSTALE, INC., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 3-948 / 13-0542

SHERRY A. DUVAL, JODI R. FRANKLIN, and JOEL A. FRANKLIN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. JAY FOX, As Trustee of the Residuary Trusts of Kenneth L. Albertson and of Vera A. Albertson, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-965 / 12-1929

DRAKE L. EAVES, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-972 / 12-2287

L.N.S., Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. S.W.S., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 3-1036 / 12-1554

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JENNIFER WASSON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1043 / 12-2135

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DARON WAYNE THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1048 / 12-2314

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RAMOND MANLEY THOMPSON JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1050 / 13-0054

JENNIFER JANSSEN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1051 / 13-0057

JOHN LEWIS ARTHUR ANDERSON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1072 / 13-0816

J. PARKER RITTGERS, KATELYN GAIL RITTGERS, and KELLY GRACE RITTGERS, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. WEST BANK, Successor Trustee to STANLEY FOREST RITTGERS as Trustee of the MARY RITTGERS TRUST, and ALL OTHER KNOWN AND UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 3-1076 / 13-1533

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

No. 3-1079 / 10-1592

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TYSON DAVIS KIDD, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1081 / 11-2028

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

No. 3-1083 / 12-0446

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

No. 3-1085 / 12-1318

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

No. 3-1088 / 12-1919

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. WAYNE WILLIS SOLOMON JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1090 / 12-1932

JEFFERY ALLEN GERARD BAKER, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1095 / 12-2317

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EVERETT RICHARD EWOLDT, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1104 / 13-0454

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

No. 3-1106 / 13-0463

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LONISE BERNAE PORTER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-1108 / 13-0468

EDWARD ALAN ROHN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 3-1123 / 13-0862

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF NIKKI LEE TECH AND TROY DENNIS TECH Upon the Petition of NIKKI LEE TECH, n/k/a NIKKI LEE DAWES, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning TROY DENNIS TECH, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 3-1128 / 13-1611

IN THE INTEREST OF A.B.-S., I.B.-S., and M.B.-S., Minor Children, A.B.-S., Father, Appellant.

No. 3-1130 / 13-1606

IN THE INTEREST OF J.S. AND N.S., Minor Children, A.S., Mother, Appellant.

No. 3-1131 / 13-1644

IN THE INTEREST OF T.A., Minor Child, M.A., Mother, Appellant.

No. 3-1158 / 13-1609

IN THE INTEREST OF K.G., Minor Child, R.P., Father, Appellant.

No. 3-1159 / 13-1584

IN THE INTEREST OF J.W. AND M.S., Minor Children, A.S., Mother, Appellant.

No. 3-1160 / 13-1642

IN THE INTEREST OF G.N., S.N., and B.B., Minor Children, R.N., Father, Appellant, H.B., Mother, Appellant.

No. 3-1161 / 13-1704

IN THE INTEREST OF B.M., Minor Child, L.M., Mother, Appellant.

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