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McKINLEY v. IOWA DIST. COURT FOR POLK CTY.

No. 94-357.

542 N.W.2d 822 (1996)

Suzanne McKINLEY, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria Herring, West Des Moines, for plaintiff.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Bruce Kempkes, Assistant Attorney General, for defendant.

William W. Heaivilin, Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa Protection & Advocacy Services, Inc.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, NEUMAN, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.

NEUMAN, Justice.

Plaintiff Suzanne McKinley brought this action for certiorari to challenge both the district court's order punishing her for contempt and the court's refusal to punish her former husband for contempt. Because we believe the court's findings and conclusions are supported by the requisite proof beyond a reasonable doubt, we annul the writ.

Background Facts and Proceedings.

In January 1993, Suzanne and Tim McKinley's twenty-year...

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