{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"benjamin-aranda","displayName":"Benjamin Aranda","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113541:2025-12-16","opinionId":"7834a848-f522-5be5-aa46-751d81a5a07d","slug":"vance-clark-appellant-v-benjamin-aranda-respondent-113541","caseName":"Vance Clark, Appellant, v. Benjamin Aranda, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED113541","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-12-16","year":2025,"display_summary":"Vance Clark appealed the circuit court's judgment dismissing his petition against Benjamin Aranda for failure to state a claim. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, finding that Clark, who represented himself, failed to substantially comply with the mandatory requirements of Rule 84.04 of the Missouri Rules of Appellate Procedure. Specifically, his brief contained a deficient statement of facts and improperly structured points relied on, which prevented the court from conducting a meaningful review without acting as his advocate.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=228700","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/vance-clark-appellant-v-benjamin-aranda-respondent-113541","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}