Eagle Rise Development, LLC, Troy Scott Wilbur and Alexander Scott Wilbur v. Iowa District Court for Clinton County

Summary

The court vacated the court of appeals decision and sustained the writ of certiorari as to Eagle Rise, Troy Wilbur, and Alexander Wilbur. It held that the contempt court lacked authority to punish Troy and Alexander individually because the show cause order was directed only to Eagle Rise, and that Eagle Rise was not given a reasonable time to prepare a defense. The court also clarified that the statutory service requirement concerns the court's authority to punish for contempt, not subject matter jurisdiction.