{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-williams","displayName":"Michael Williams","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81211:2018-07-31","opinionId":"58f05dc9-5b03-5c06-9ea8-05a471b19cd4","slug":"michael-williams-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-d81211","caseName":"Michael Williams\nvs.\nMissouri Department of Corrections","caseNumber":"WD81211","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-07-31","year":2018,"display_summary":"Michael Williams appealed the dismissal of his petition for declaratory judgment, in which he sought a declaration that the Department of Corrections was required to place him in a long-term treatment program. The trial court dismissed his petition for failure to state a claim. During the pendency of this appeal, Williams's underlying conviction and sentence were vacated in a separate post-conviction relief appeal. The appellate court found that this intervening event rendered Williams's declaratory judgment action moot and therefore dismissed the appeal.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=128576","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-williams-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-d81211","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":26,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"moappd:ed94484:2010-06-29","opinionId":"61774b81-bb51-58a6-ba2b-b14ed92db0d5","slug":"michael-williams-appellant-v-reuther-chrysler-jeep-sales-inc-and-division-d94484","caseName":"Michael Williams, Appellant, v. Reuther Chrysler-Jeep Sales, Inc., and Division of Employment Security, Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED94484","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2010-06-29","year":2010,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=39794","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-williams-appellant-v-reuther-chrysler-jeep-sales-inc-and-division-d94484","relatedPracticeAreas":[],"role":"appellant"}]}