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223338P.pdf 02/27/2024 The Arc of Iowa v. Kimberly Reynolds
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 22-3338
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
[PUBLISHED] [Erickson, Author, with Benton and Kobes, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - COVID. For the court's prior opinion in the matter, see The
Arc of Iowa v. Reynolds, 33 F.4th 1042 (8th Cir. 2022), where the court
vacated as moot a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of Iowa
Code Sec. 280.31 on the grounds the circumstances surrounding COVID-19
vastly differed from those at the time the injunction was issued. On
remand, the district court granted plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
and issued two declarations concerning interpretation and application of
the statute. The Governor of the State of Iowa appeals, and the district
court's order is vacated and remanded with instructions to dismiss the
action for lack of standing; plaintiffs have failed to show that they have
suffered an injury in fact that is concrete, particularized and actual or
imminent.