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Iowa Cost Bond Rule Unconstitutional When Applied To Post-Conviction Petitions

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Disciplinary Litigation, Habeas Corpus, Money/Property, Bond Fees. Location: Iowa.

By Bob Williams

An Iowa federal district court has ruled that a state rule of civil
procedure, which requires posting a cost bond before suits will be heard
when there has been three or more unsuccessful suits in the past five
years, infringed on fundamental liberty rights when applied to …

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