On Monday, Jason Carter’s second petition to have the verdict from the 2017 civil trial thrown out was denied by Judge Martha Mertz. In her ruling Mertz stated the court dismissed the petition as “untimely.” On Wednesday, Jason Carter’s legal team filed a notice to appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court. Carter is seeking to have the the 2017 civil trial verdict thrown out and/or a new trial.

In the December 2017 civil trial, Carter was found civilly responsible for the death of his mother Shirley Carter and was ordered to pay $10 million to the Shirley Carter estate. In December of 2019 Jason Carter filed a federal lawsuit against Agent Mark Ludwick with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, Marion County, Marion County Deputy Reed Kious in his individual capacity and Jason Carter’s father Bill Carter.