Dull v. Iowa District Court for Woodbury County

SCHLEGEL, Presiding Judge.

Certiorari plaintiffs J. Michael Dull, Brian L. Michaelson, and the law firm of Dull, Murphy, Dull, and Michaelson, seek original certiorari review 1 of the district court’s refusal to impose sanctions against real parties in interest, John and Shirley Van Iperen and their counsel, pursuant to Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 80(a) after an eleventh-hour dismissal and refiling of a legal malpractice action. We dismiss the petition and annul the writ.

The underlying action was a legal malpractice claim by the Van Iperens against J. Michael Dull, Brian L. Michaelson, and…