IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JULIA ANN STURMS AND ROBERT LOUIS STURMS Upon the Petition of JULIA ANN STURMS, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning ROBERT LOUIS STURMS, Respondent-Appellee.
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
No. 9-560 / 09-0035
Filed August 6, 2009
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JULIA ANN STURMS
AND ROBERT LOUIS STURMS
Upon the Petition of
JULIA ANN STURMS,
Petitioner-Appellant,
And Concerning
ROBERT LOUIS STURMS,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Paul L. Macek,
Judge.
Julia Ann Sturms appeals from the district court’s denial of her petition to
vacate or modify judgment. AFFIRMED.
Douglas E. Johnston, Muscatine, for appellant.
Jennie L. Clausen and Catherine Z. Cartee of Cartee & Clausen Law Firm,
P.C., Davenport, for appellee.
Considered by Sackett, C.J., and Eisenhauer and Doyle, JJ.
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DOYLE, J.
Julia appeals from an adverse ruling on her petition to vacate or modify
judgment. Upon our review, we find the ruling of the district court to be wellreasoned and correct. We affirm the district court’s ruling without opinion. Iowa
R. App. P. 6.1203(a) (2009).
On appeal, Robert requests an award of appellate attorney fees.
Appellate attorney fees are not a matter of right, but rest in this court’s discretion.
In re Marriage of Sullins, 715 N.W.2d 242, 255 (Iowa 2006). In arriving at our
decision, we consider the parties’ needs, ability to pay, and the relative merits of
the appeal. Id. Upon consideration of these factors, we award Robert $1000 in
appellate attorney fees. Court costs are taxed to Julia.
AFFIRMED.
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