This page details the status of existing court cases involving the Iowa Utilities Commission and provides recent court filings.
Updated October 18, 2024
LS Power Midcontinent et al. v. State of Iowa, Iowa Utilities Board, Erik Helland et al.
Polk County District Court Case No. CVCV060840 / Appeal Case No. 21-0696
Subject: Challenge to adoption of Iowa Code § 478.16, granting right of first refusal to build transmission lines
Original Petition: Petition for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief filed October 14, 2020. (Large file; for assistance, contact the IUC at 515-725-7300.)
Current Status: Appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. Awaiting court decision. Order issued granting the motion to stay filed by ITC Midwest and granting MISO’s amicus curiae brief.
Wolf Carbon Solutions US, LLC v. Iowa Utilities Board
Polk County District Court Case No. EQCE088016
Subject: Request for injunction barring the disclosure of landowner mailing lists (public records request case)
Original Petition: Petition for Temporary and Permanent Injunctive Relief filed September 7, 2022.
Current Status: Non-jury trial scheduled for August 21, 2025.
Recent Filings: Order Lifting Stay and Consolidating Cases. Order Setting Trial and Approving Plan.
Enterprise Products Operating, LLC v. Iowa Utilities Board
Polk County District Court Case No. CVCV065780
Subject: Judicial review of agency orders in Docket No. SPU-2023-0003 regarding agency's order assessing civil penalties for Enterprise’s failure to have required permits.
Original Petition: Petition for Judicial Review of Agency Action filed July 7, 2023.
Current Status: Appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court on October 11, 2024.
Recent Filings: Notice of Appeal.
Kerry Hirth et al. v. Iowa Utilities Commission and Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC
Federal District of Northern Iowa Case No. 6:24-cv—2046
Subject: Judicial review of agency order in Docket No. HLP-2021-0001
Original Petition: Petition for Judicial Review filed September 10, 2024.
Current Status: Answers due October 14, 2024.
Kerry Hirth et al. v. Iowa Utilities Commission and Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC
Floyd County District Court Case No. CVCV032240
Subject: Judicial review of agency order in Docket No. HLP-2021-0001
Original Petition: Petition for Judicial Review, Attachment A filed September 10, 2024.
Current Status: Answers due October 14, 2024.
Shelby County et al. v. Iowa Utilities Commission
Polk County District Court Case No. CVCV067849
Subject: Judicial review of agency order in Docket No. HLP-2021-0001
Original Petition: Petition for Judicial Review filed September 10, 2024.
Current Status: Proceeding consolidated with four additional Polk County District Court Cases: Petitioners Allan Boeck et al., CVCV067869; Sierra Club Iowa Chapter, CVCV067871; Robert Soat et al., CVCV067873; and Greg Kracht et al., CVCV067874.
Recent Filings: Order Consolidating Cases.
Note: Court cases that began prior to July 1, 2024, reference the Iowa Utilities Commission's prior name, Iowa Utilities Board, unless changed as part of the proceedings.