Iowa Court Of Appeals to hear arguments in Spirit Lake

On Wednesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 2, the Iowa Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the Dickinson County Courthouse located at the junction of Highways 71 and 9 and Hill Avenue in Spirit Lake.

In addition to the Dickinson County case of Lair v. Motor Inn, the court will hear cases from Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Floyd, Lyon, Monona, Pocahontas, Sioux, Webster, and Woodbury counties. The oral arguments will be held in the community room on the ground floor of the courthouse and are open to the public.

The three-judge panel hearing the arguments includes Court of Appeals Judges Rosemary Sackett, and Gayle Vogel, and Senior Judge Frank Nelson.

The new Dickinson County Courthouse is well-equipped to hold the arguments. Moving the arguments from Des Moines, where they are generally held, will save the state travel expenses for the three judges living in the Spirit Lake area. The change in location is part of the court's effort to operate within current budget restrictions imposed as a result of low state revenues.

For specific information about the cases, attorneys, dates, and times of the arguments, consult the schedule posted on the judicial branch website at www.iowacourts.gov/Court_of_Appeals/Oral....

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