In the Matter of the Estate of Anthony Joseph Cetta, Deceased

25-1235IowactappOct 21, 2026

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
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No. 25-1235
Filed October 21, 2026
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In the Matter of the Estate of Anthony Joseph Cetta, Deceased
Erin Michelle Cruz,
Appellant.
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Lee (South) County,
The Honorable John M. Wright, Judge.
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AFFIRMED
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Erin Cruz, Columbus, Indiana, self-represented appellant.
Timothy D. Roberts of Anderson, Roberts, Porth, Wallace, Stewart &
Werner LLP, Burlington, and Laura Krehbiel, Donnellson,
attorneys for appellees.
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Considered without oral argument
by Tabor, C.J., Schumacher, J., and Telleen, S.J.
Opinion by Schumacher, J.
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SCHUMACHER, Judge.
Erin Cruz appeals the district court’s order denying her emergency
motion seeking injunctive relief to halt liquidation and preserve estate
property of her stepfather Anthony Cetta’s estate. We have discussed the
background for Cruz’s challenges in another opinion filed today, In re Estate
of Cetta, No. 25-2102, 2026 WL ___ (Iowa Ct. App. Oct. 21, 2026). See also
In re Est. of Cetta, No. 25-1831, 2026 WL ___ (Iowa Ct. App. Oct. 21, 2026).
And we observe that at the hearing on Cruz’s request for injunction, Cruz
acknowledged her claims were based on her mother Trudith Cetta’s will but
that no estate had been opened for Trudith. Upon our review of the claims
raised by Cruz in this appeal, we affirm the court’s order without opinion. See
Iowa R. App. P. 6.1203.
AFFIRMED.

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