City of Portage Des Sioux v. Lambert

NANNETTE A. BAKER, Presiding Judge.

Klaus Lambert (“Lambert”) and Constance B. Alt (“Alt”) appeal from the judgment of the trial court granting a mistrial based on its lack of jurisdiction for municipal violations with penalties of fines and incarcerations. First, Lambert and Alt assert that the trial court erred when it declared a mistrial and remanded the City of Portage Des Sioux (“City”)’s petition to the associate circuit court 1 on the grounds that as a circuit court it did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the issue. Lambert and Alt argue that circuit courts and associate…