{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"donzell-walker","displayName":"Donzell Walker","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82533:2020-01-07","opinionId":"e329a43e-f748-5d15-8c4e-572d3ca4c6b3","slug":"donzell-walker-v-division-of-employment-security-d82533","caseName":"Donzell Walker\nvs.\nDivision of Employment Security","caseNumber":"WD82533","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-01-07","year":2020,"display_summary":"Donzell Walker appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision dismissing his claim for unemployment benefits due to his failure to participate in a hearing. The Commission found Walker did not demonstrate good cause for his absence. The appellate court dismissed Walker's appeal, holding that he failed to properly challenge the Commission's good cause ruling and did not comply with mandatory Rule 84.04 briefing requirements, thereby abandoning the issue on appeal.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","administrative-law","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=148154","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/donzell-walker-v-division-of-employment-security-d82533","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":32,"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":"appellant"}]}