{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-ex-rel-bryan-travis-robison","displayName":"State ex rel. Bryan Travis Robison","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc96719:2018-06-12","opinionId":"b9b9a22a-6191-5092-9ba6-47bd9390b438","slug":"state-ex-rel-bryan-travis-robison-appellant-v-chlora-lindley-myers-direct-c96719","caseName":"State ex rel. Bryan Travis Robison, Appellant, vs. Chlora Lindley-Myers, Director, Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC96719","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2018-06-12","year":2018,"display_summary":"Bryan Travis Robison, a licensed bail bond agent, appealed the circuit court's decision to quash a preliminary writ of mandamus and deny a permanent writ, which he sought after the Director of the Department of Insurance refused to renew his license due to outstanding judgments. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the circuit court's judgment. The Court held that the license renewal refusal was a non-contested case, that exhaustion of administrative remedies is generally required for such cases (prospectively overruling prior precedent), but that Robison was not required to exhaust remedies in this instance due to the prospective application of the new rule. Ultimately, Robison failed to demonstrate a clear right to mandamus relief because the Director had discretion to deny renewal based on his outstanding judgments.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=126402","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-bryan-travis-robison-appellant-v-chlora-lindley-myers-direct-c96719","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":"appellant"}]}