Wilson v. Fenton

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that “[t]he subject [of contempt] is preempted by statute in Iowa,” which limited the district court’s authority to impose prospective penalties
• indicating that the penalty for contempt is limited by the provisions of Iowa Code sections 665.4 and 665.5, and those provisions do not permit taxing the prevailing party’s costs, including attorney fees, to the 6 contemnee
• “the alleged contemnor has the burden of proof on a defense of inability to comply”
• “the alleged contemner has the burden of proof on a defense of inability to comply”
• “the alleged contemnor has the burden of proof on a defense of inability to comply”
• “Because no other sanctions [than those under Iowa Code chapter 665] are provided, no other sanctions are authorized.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).