Roger Richard v. City of Dubuque and City of Dubuque Housing and Community Development Department
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Opinion
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
No. 21-1528 Filed August 17, 2022
ROGER RICHARD, Plaintiff-Appellant,
vs.
CITY OF DUBUQUE and CITY OF DUBUQUE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, Defendants-Appellees. ________________________________________________________________
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Monica Zrinyi
Ackley, Judge.
Roger Richard appeals the denial of his application for permanent
injunction. AFFIRMED.
Roger Richard, Dubuque, self-represented appellant.
Crenna Brumwell of the City of Dubuque, Dubuque, for appellee.
Considered by Bower, C.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. 2
AHLERS, Judge.
The City of Dubuque (City) obtained title to an abandoned property by using
procedures under Iowa Code chapter 657A (2021). Roger Richard lived next door
to the abandoned property and claimed to have a lease to the garage situated on
it. He also claimed not to have received notice of the abandoned-property lawsuit.
In an effort to prevent the City from disposing of his personal property in the
garage, Richard filed this lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction against the City.
The City sought dismissal of the suit, asserting that Richard has an adequate
remedy at law, his claim is moot, and he cannot collaterally attack the order issued
in the abandonment lawsuit that transferred title to the property to the City. The
district court granted the City’s request for dismissal. Richard appeals.
We are unable to discern any issue that has been preserved for our review
or that has been adequately developed that could provide a pathway to allowing
Richard to prevail. Therefore, we find no grounds for reversal and affirm without
further opinion. See Iowa Ct. R. 21.26(1)(e) (permitting a memorandum opinion
when “[a] full opinion would not augment or clarify existing case law”).
AFFIRMED.
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