{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"grayland-nowden","displayName":"Grayland Nowden","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc96496:2018-06-12","opinionId":"e1323fed-5c95-58fa-aa19-908ee2f3f3ea","slug":"grayland-nowden-appellant-v-division-of-alcohol-tobacco-control-missouri-c96496","caseName":"Grayland Nowden, Appellant, vs. Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Control, Missouri Department of Public Safety, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC96496","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2018-06-12","year":2018,"display_summary":"Grayland Nowden appealed the circuit court's summary judgment in favor of the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, which dismissed his petition for judicial review of his employment termination. Nowden, a former special agent, was terminated after an investigation revealed a conflict of interest. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court lacked authority to review Nowden's termination as a \"contested case\" under § 536.100 because the agency's internal policy did not mandate a hearing that determined his rights, duties, or privileges. Therefore, the case was a non-contested matter, and the circuit court properly dismissed the petition.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=126401","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/grayland-nowden-appellant-v-division-of-alcohol-tobacco-control-missouri-c96496","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employment","text: termination"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd79897:2017-04-25","opinionId":"fd471700-c523-55b7-a398-40e5c11a71c1","slug":"grayland-nowden-v-division-of-alcohol-tobacco-control-missouri-department-d79897","caseName":"Grayland Nowden\nvs.\nDivision of Alcohol & Tobacco Control, Missouri Department of Public Safety","caseNumber":"WD79897","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2017-04-25","year":2017,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=112059","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/grayland-nowden-v-division-of-alcohol-tobacco-control-missouri-department-d79897","relatedPracticeAreas":[],"role":"appellant"}]}