Notice of Appearance of Kristy M. Latta — The Arc of Iowa v. Kim Reynolds, No. 4:21-cv-00264 (September 13, 2021)

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A notice of appearance filed September 13, 2021 in The Arc of Iowa, et al. v. Kim Reynolds, et al., Case No. 4:21-cv-00264, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. The plaintiffs are The Arc of Iowa and individuals suing individually and on behalf of minors; the defendants are Kim Reynolds, in her official capacity as Governor of Iowa, Ann Lebo as Director of the Iowa Department of Education, nine community school districts and Des Moines Public Schools. In the notice, Kristy M. Latta of Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. enters her appearance on behalf of Defendant Davenport Community School District. A certificate of service states that the notice was served electronically through CM-ECF on September 13, 2021, and lists counsel of record including the ACLU of Iowa Foundation Inc., Disability Rights Iowa and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. The document is three pages.

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      Case 4:21-cv-00264-RP-SBJ Document 30
                                         31 Filed 09/13/21 Page 1 of 3




                       IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                        FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA


THE ARC OF IOWA; CHARMAINE
ALEXANDER, individually and on behalf of C.B.,
a minor; JONATHAN CRAIG, individually and on
behalf of E.C. and J.C., minors; MICHELLE
CROFT, individually and on behalf of J.J.B., a
minor; AMANDA DEVEREAUX, individually and
on behalf of P.D., a minor; CARISSA FROYUM
ROISE, individually and on behalf of H.J.F.R., a     Case No. 4:21-cv-00264
minor; LIDIJA GEEST, individually and on behalf
of K.G., a minor; MELISSA HADDEN,
individually and on behalf of V.M.H., a minor;
HEATHER LYNN PRESTON, individually and on
behalf of M.P. and S.P, minors; LISA HARDISTY
SITHONNORATH, individually and on behalf of
A.S., a minor; REBEKAH STEWART, individually
and on behalf of E.M.S., a minor; and ERIN
VERCANDE, individually and on behalf of S.V., a
minor,

       Plaintiffs,

v.

KIM REYNOLDS, in her official capacity as Governor   NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
of Iowa; ANN LEBO, in her official capacity as       OF KRISTY M. LATTA
Director of the Iowa Department of Education;
ANKENY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT;
COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT; DAVENPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT; DECORAH COMMUNITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT; DENVER COMMUNITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT; DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS;
IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT;
JOHNSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT;
LINN MAR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT;
and WATERLOO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT,

       Defendants.




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                                          31 Filed 09/13/21 Page 2 of 3




       COMES NOW, Kristy M. Latta of the law firm of Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. and enters her

appearance on behalf of Defendant Davenport Community School District.


                                             /s/ Kristy M. Latta
                                            Kristy M. Latta (AT0004519)
                                            AHLERS & COONEY, P.C.
                                            100 Court Avenue, Suite 600
                                            Des Moines, Iowa 50309
                                            Telephone:      515-243-7611
                                            Facsimile:      515-243-2149
                                            E-mail:         klatta@ahlerslaw.com
                                            ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT DAVENPORT
                                            COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Copy served electronically:
                                                                        CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Rita Bettis Austen                                The undersigned certifies that the foregoing instrument was served
                                                  upon all parties to the above cause to each of the attorneys of record
Shefali Aurora                                    herein at their respective addresses disclosed on the pleadings, on
Leah Patton                                          September 13, 2021

ACLU of Iowa Foundation Inc.                      By      ☐ U.S. Mail                           ☐ Fax
505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 901                               ☐ Hand Delivery                       ☐ Overnight Carrier
Des Moines, IA 50309-2316
                                                          ☒    Electronically through CM-ECF    ☐ E-mail

Cynthia A. Miller                                         ☐ Electronically through Efile

Catherine Johnson                                  Signature      /s/ Alice Frohling
Disability Rights Iowa
666 Walnut Street, Suite 1440
Des Moines, IA 50309

Louise Melling
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad St.
New York, NY 10004

Susan Mizner
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

John A. Freedman
Tara L. Williamson
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
601 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001


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                                            31 Filed 09/13/21 Page 3 of 3




Shira Wakschlag
The Arc of the United States
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20006

Thomas J. Duff
Jim T. Duff
Duff Law Firm, PLC
4090 Westown Parkway, Suite 102
West Des Moines, IA 50266



01938860-1\99500-323




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