Des Moines Water Works Litigation Resources
Major Pleadings and Orders:
March 16, 2015: Complaint
Attachment 1: 1513756-1--20138.pdf
Attachment 2: 1513756-2--23839.pdf
Attachment 3: 1513756-3--24074.pdf
Attachment 4: 1513756-4--23281.pdf
May 22, 2015: Amended Answer
September 24, 2015: Memo in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
October 19, 2015: Memo in Resistance to Motion for Summary Judgment
January 11, 2016: Order Certifying Questions to Iowa Supreme Court
January 20, 2016: Order on Motion to Stay
April 1, 2016: Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Counts I and II (Brief in Support)
April 25, 2016: Order Continuing Trial
May 5, 2016: Brief in Resistance to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Counts I and II.
May 12, 2016: Order Resetting Trial for June 26, 2017
May 31, 2016: Drainage Districts' Reply to DMWW's Resistance to Summary Judgment Brief
July 15, 2016: Iowa Supreme Court has set oral argument for 9/14/2016 at 9:00 a.m.
Articles and Blogposts:
April 5, 2016 Drainage Districts Seek Summary Judgment on DMWW's NPDES Claims
January 29, 2016 Des Moines Water Works Lawsuit Gets More Complicated
January 12, 2016 DMWW Court Certifies Questions to Iowa Supreme Court
October 21, 2015 DMWW Asks Court to Save Tort and Constitutional Claims
October 2, 2015 Let the Motions Begin: Drainage Districts Seek Partial Summary Judgment
July 24, 2015 From Annapolis to Des Moines, Water Quality Remains the Focus This Summer
March 19, 2015 Des Moines Board of Water Works Trustees Files Lawsuit
March 16, 2015 Des Moines Board of Water Works Files Complaint
March 10, 2015 Des Moines Water Works Trustees Vote to Sue Three Iowa Counties
January 15, 2015 Do the Des Moines Water Works Claims Hold Water?