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Iowa Code § 665.11 (2026)
Revision by certiorari
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No appeal lies from an order to punish for a contempt, but the proceedings may, in proper cases, be taken to a higher court for revision by certiorari. [C51, §1606; R60, §2696; C73, §3499; C97, §4468; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12550; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §665.11]
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Cited in 57
cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1946–2026 · leading case: In re the Marriage of Stephens, 810 N.W.2d 523 (Iowa Ct. App. 2012).
In re the Marriage of Stephens, 810 N.W.2d 523 (Iowa Ct. App. 2012). “See Iowa Code § 665.11 (2009). However, the filing of an appeal rather than petitioning for a writ of certio-rari is not necessarily fatal to our review.”
Titan Tire Corp. v. Labor Comm'r, 637 N.W.2d 115 (Iowa 2001). “" Judge Jordan did not err in concluding that striking Union representatives could accompany IOSHA inspectors during the inspection of the Titan plant.”
State of Iowa v. Anouhak Anna Keutla, 798 N.W.2d 731 (Iowa 2011). “See Iowa Code § 665.11 (“No appeal lies from an order to punish for a contempt, but the proceedings may [be revised] by certiora-ri.”
McNabb v. Osmundson, 315 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 1982). “§ 665.11, The Code. An indigent's right to counsel at the district court would be of limited value if he or she were not permitted counsel to review and correct district court errors.”
World Teacher Seminar, Inc. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Jefferson Cnty., 406 N.W.2d 173 (Iowa 1987). “Iowa Code § 665.11 (1983). The time for seeking certiorari review is prescribed by Iowa R.”
Dakota, Minnesota & E. R.R. D/B/A Canadian Pac. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Louisa Cnty., 898 N.W.2d 127 (Iowa 2017). “DM & E filed an application for interlocutory review and alternatively a petition for certiorari, seeking review of the district court’s findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order finding contempt.”
State v. Arne, 579 N.W.2d 326 (Iowa 1998). “See Iowa Code § 665.11 (“No appeal lies from an order to punish for a contempt.”
In Re Marriage of Welsher, 274 N.W.2d 369 (Iowa 1979). “We must deny Lawrence’s contention for the following reasons.”
Matlock v. Weets, 531 N.W.2d 118 (Iowa 1995). “Iowa Code § 665.11 ; Iowa R.Civ.P. 380. We will treat his notice of appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari.”
Zimmermann v. Iowa Dist. Court for Benton Cnty., 480 N.W.2d 70 (Iowa 1992). “Iowa Code section 665.11 mandates that “[n]o appeal lies from an order to punish for a contempt, but the proceedings may, in proper cases, be taken to a higher court for revision by certiora-ri.”
Chidester v. Needles, 353 N.W.2d 849 (Iowa 1984). “Under our civil contempt statute, no appeal lies from a judgment of contempt, but “the proceedings may, in proper cases, be taken to a higher court for revision by certiorari.”
Gibb v. Hansen, 286 N.W.2d 180 (Iowa 1979). “We granted Gibb’s petition for writ of certiorari to review the court’s contempt order under section 665.11. Certiorari is a procedure to test whether a lower board, tribunal or court exceeded its proper jurisdiction or otherwise acted illegally.”
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