Iowa Ct. R. 37.2

37.2(1) If the commission has reasonable cause to believe that any person who has not been

admitted to practice law within this state is engaging in the practice of law or holding out to the

public that the person is qualified to provide services constituting the practice of law in this state,

the commission may file a verified complaint with the clerk of the district court in any county in

which the unauthorized practice is alleged to have occurred.

37.2(2) The complaint must be filed with the clerk of the district court, be given a docket

number, and be captioned in the Iowa District Court for ______ County. The commission must be

designated as the complainant. The respondent must be named and designated as the respondent.

The complaint must be presented to the chief judge of the judicial district for entry of an order to

be served on the respondent requiring that person to appear before the court and show cause why

that person should not be enjoined from such activity. The show-cause hearing will be held before

the chief judge or another judge designated by the chief judge.

37.2(3) If it appears that the facts are incapable of being adequately developed at a summary

hearing, the matter may be set for trial before that judge, who will hear the evidence and make

findings of fact and an appropriate dispositional order.