{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"honorable-kenneth-g-clayton-associate-circuit-judge","displayName":"HONORABLE KENNETH G. CLAYTON, ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGE","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37064:2021-08-03","opinionId":"1f8a9612-9f9f-5566-8dee-0bbdf1442146","slug":"state-ex-rel-area-25-trial-office-and-missouri-state-public-defender-rela-d37064","caseName":"STATE EX REL. AREA 25 TRIAL OFFICE, and, MISSOURI STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, Relators-Appellants\nv.\nHONORABLE KENNETH G. CLAYTON, ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGE, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37064","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-08-03","year":2021,"display_summary":"The Missouri State Public Defender and its Area 25 Trial Office sought a writ of prohibition against an associate circuit judge who sanctioned them $762.68. The sanction was imposed after an attorney traveled internationally before a jury trial, causing the judge to continue the trial due to COVID-19 concerns. The appellate court made its preliminary writ of prohibition permanent, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by imposing sanctions without a finding or evidence of bad faith, which is a prerequisite for exercising inherent judicial powers to sanction.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=179273","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-area-25-trial-office-and-missouri-state-public-defender-rela-d37064","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"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"}]}