{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"department-of-corrections-et-al","displayName":"Department of Corrections, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87060:undated","opinionId":"3e48e8f9-5a3b-5bef-ba8c-4a401857be02","slug":"charles-harris-v-department-of-corrections-et-al-d87060","caseName":"Charles Harris\nvs. \nDepartment of Corrections, et al.","caseNumber":"WD87060","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Charles Harris, a former employee, sued the Department of Corrections for discrimination and retaliation under the MHRA. The trial court entered a default judgment on liability against the Department and awarded damages. On appeal, the Department challenged the default judgment, the denial of its motion to set aside the default, and the trial court's authority due to a venue change motion. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, holding that the denial of the motion to set aside the interlocutory default judgment was not a final appealable judgment, rendering challenges to the underlying default judgment moot. The court remanded the case for the trial court to determine and award Harris reasonable appellate attorneys' fees.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220815","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/charles-harris-v-department-of-corrections-et-al-d87060","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}