{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"citizens-for-transparency-and-accountability-et-al","displayName":"Citizens for Transparency and Accountability, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86415:undated","opinionId":"4e4c84c4-307d-5d81-81c7-2b8c9f03a9e3","slug":"citizens-for-transparency-and-accountability-et-al-v-western-cass-fire-pr-d86415","caseName":"Citizens for Transparency and Accountability, et al.\nvs. \nWestern Cass Fire Protection District, et al.","caseNumber":"WD86415","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Plaintiffs Citizens for Transparency and Accountability, Darvin Schildknecht, and Kerri VanMeveren appealed a judgment in favor of the Western Cass Fire Protection District and its Board of Directors on their Sunshine Law violation claims. The trial court granted the defendants' Rule 73.01(b) motion for judgment after the plaintiffs presented their evidence. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding that the plaintiffs' numerous points on appeal were procedurally deficient, largely due to multifarious arguments and a failure to properly preserve or present their claims according to appellate rules.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=222274","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/citizens-for-transparency-and-accountability-et-al-v-western-cass-fire-pr-d86415","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: insurance"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"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":"appellant"}]}