Legal Opinion
Reis v. Iowa District Court for Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 7, 2010No. 08-1087PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
Jan Reis and Dean Stowers were held in contempt of court for violation of a protective order. They argue the district court lacked jurisdiction to enforce the protective order and lacked substantial evidence to support a finding of contempt. We hold the court properly exercised jurisdiction to enforce the protective order and there was substantial evidence to support the finding of contempt with regard to Stowers. We reverse the district court’s finding that Reis be held in contempt.
I. Background Facts and Prior Proceedings.
Jan Reis filed an employment-related lawsuit against…
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