Holland Bros. Construction Co. v. Iowa Department of Transportation

HAYDEN, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s denial of their application to reinstate a case dismissed under rule 215.1, Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, remand. We reverse and

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On July 23, 1987, the Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial District issued an order establishing a district-wide procedure for avoiding dismissal of cases subject to the operation of Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 215.1. The order stated:

NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED that any party wanting relief from a case being stricken on January 1, 1988, pursuant to I.R.C.P. 215.1, must file on or before September 15,…