Iowa R. Elec. P. 16.320

As amended through September 9, 2024

Rule 16.320 - Limited appearances

(1)Entry of appearance. An attorney whose role in a case is limited to one or more individual proceedings in the case must file a notice of limited appearance before or at the time of the proceeding. Upon the filing of this document, the attorney will receive electronic service of filed documents.

(2)Termination of limited appearance. At the conclusion of the matters covered by the limited appearance, the attorney must file a notice of completion of limited appearance. Upon the filing of this document, the attorney will no longer receive electronic service of documents filed in the case.

(3)Service on party. During a limited appearance, the party on whose behalf the attorney has entered the appearance will continue to receive service of all documents.

Iowa. R. Elec. P. 16.320

Court Order November 21, 2016, temporarily effective 11/21/2016, permanently effective 2/1/2017.

COMMENT:

Rule 16.320(1). An entry of limited appearance is made on behalf of a case party and gives the attorney full case access and electronic notifications on the case. If an attorney is not filing on behalf of an existing party, the attorney should file an application to intervene pursuant to rule 16.319(1) or file as a nonparty filer (rule 16.319(2) ). Access to some confidential files or documents may require a court order. An example of an attorney filing an entry of limited appearance is an attorney hired by a petitioner in a dissolution case to represent that petitioner at a hearing on temporary custody. This rule is consistent with the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure on limited appearances in that electronically filing the notice of limited appearance will cause EDMS to serve the notice on all registered parties. If there is a nonregistered party in the case, the filer must serve the notice on that party by other means. See chapter 32:1.2 Rules of Professional Conduct. [Court Order November 21,2016, temporarily effective November 21, 2016, permanently effective February 1, 2017]