Iowa lawyers practicing in state courts will have, as of this coming Monday, August 9, fifteen days to file post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for new trial. The current rules allow ten days.
The court called this amendment an “on-going consequence of the severe cuts in the judicial branch budget over the past decade.” The clerks of court are apparently experiencing delays in processing district court orders, which has made the current “ten days after filing” too little time because of delays in making attorneys aware of a filing.
The affected rules are 1.1003, 1.1004, 1.1007, and 1.1008.
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