Brown v. Kerkhoff
| Decision Date | 23 August 2007 |
| Docket Number | No. 4:06-cv-00342-JEG.,4:06-cv-00342-JEG. |
| Parties | Heidi BROWN, and Heidi Brown as Parent and Next Friend of Trevor Rhiner, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. Dr. Paul KERKHOFF; Kerkhoff Chiropractic; The Masters Circle; Dr. Larry Markson; Dr. Bob Hoffman; Dr. Dennis Perman; and John Does, Defendants. |
| Court | U.S. District Court — Southern District of Iowa |
Kimberley K. Baer, Steven P. Wandro, Wandro & Associates PC, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiffs.
James H. Gilliam, Sean P. Moore, Brown Winick Graves Gross Baskerville Schoenebaum, Des Moines, IA, Jonathan R. Poole, Mary M. Brockington, Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP, John E. Floyd, Bondurant Mixon & Elmore LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants.
This matter comes before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Clerk's No. 21) filed by Defendants Kerkhoff Chiropractic, The Masters Circle, Inc., Larry Markson, Bob Hoffman, Dennis Perman, and Paul Kerkhoff; a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Clerk's No. 22) filed by Defendants The Masters Circle, Inc., Larry Markson, Bob Hoffman, and Dennis Perman; and a Motion for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint and Dissolve or Modify the State Court's June 15, 2006, Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1450 filed by Plaintiffs (Clerk's No. 33). Plaintiffs are represented by Kimberley Baer, Steven Wandro, and Kasey Kincaid. Defendants are represented by Mary Brockington, Jonathan Poole, James Gilliam, and Sean Moore. Following an April 27, 2007, hearing, these matters are fully submitted and are ready for disposition.1
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