Opinion
No. 12–2245.
2013-09-5
STATE of Iowa, ex. rel. Thomas J. MILLER, Attorney General of Iowa and Susan E. Voss, Commissioner Iowa Insurance Division, Plaintiffs–Appellees, v. Alan Lee LUCAS, in His Individual and Corporate Capacity; Prosapia Financial; Porsapia Capital; Prosapia Asset Management; Asherlee Management Services; Igneous VOP Solutions; Convenant Asset Management; Covenant Investment Fund, L.P. (a/k/a Phalanx Technology Holdings, LP); Eastern Iowa Cable Systems, Inc.; Fyre Wireless, Inc., (a/k/a Fyrestorm Cable & Fire and Fyrestorm Wireless Internet, Inc.), Defendants–Appellants.
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Sean W. McPartland (motion to dismiss), Stephen B. Jackson Jr. entry of default against Lucas), William L. Thomas (entry of default against entity defendants, and Patrick Grady (motion to set aside default judgments), Judges. The defendants, Alan Lucas and business entities owned or controlled by Lucas, appeal from default judgments entered against them in an action brought by the State pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 706A (2011) (ongoing criminal conduct), Iowa Code section 714.16(2)(a) (consumer fraud), and Iowa Code chapter 502 (“Blue Sky” law). AFFIRMED. Lawrence F. Scalise and Richard O. McConville of Coppola, McConville, Coppola, Hockenberg & Scalise, P.C., West Des Moines, for appellants. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Chantelle Smith and Jessica Whitney, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellees.