{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"missouri-secretary-of-state","displayName":"Missouri Secretary of State","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87717:undated","opinionId":"0fe3c018-fb0d-5d71-a730-919985b0423a","slug":"david-j-harris-v-missouri-secretary-of-state-d87717","caseName":"David J. Harris\nvs. \nMissouri Secretary of State","caseNumber":"WD87717","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"David J. Harris appealed the circuit court's judgment, which found he lacked standing to challenge the Missouri Secretary of State's (SOS) closure of an investigation into a complaint Harris filed. Harris's complaint alleged a violation of Section 115.646 by University City officials. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's dismissal, holding that Harris, as a complainant, has no statutory right to appeal the SOS's decision and failed to demonstrate that the SOS's action directly affected his private rights.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=226096","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/david-j-harris-v-missouri-secretary-of-state-d87717","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"}]}