I'm able to submit a request like this:

getcert request -k /tmp/getcert.key -f /tmp/getcert.crt -c Dogtag -D foo.bar.org

but after I refresh the cert requests, it's in NEED_TO_NOTIFY_ISSUED_SAVE_FAILED status and occasionally shows START_SAVING_CERT status.

Request ID '20150403093236':
        status: NEED_TO_NOTIFY_ISSUED_SAVE_FAILED
        stuck: no
        key pair storage: type=FILE,location='/tmp/getcert.key'
        certificate: type=FILE,location='/tmp/getcert.crt'
        CA: Dogtag
        issuer:
        subject:
        expires: unknown
        pre-save command:
        post-save command:
        track: yes
        auto-renew: yes