{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-ex-rel-jim-swoboda","displayName":"State ex rel. Jim Swoboda","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc99000:2022-08-09","opinionId":"d786c35c-ce7f-504e-a85b-e1bdaa0ce69a","slug":"state-ex-rel-jim-swoboda-respondent-v-missouri-commission-on-human-rights-c99000","caseName":"State ex rel. Jim Swoboda, Respondent, vs. Missouri Commission on Human Rights, Appellant, Alisa Warren, Appellant, and Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC99000","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2022-08-09","year":2022,"display_summary":"Jim Swoboda filed a discrimination charge against the Law Firm with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, which dismissed it for lack of jurisdiction. Swoboda sought judicial review, and the circuit court issued a permanent writ of mandamus directing the Commission to accept and investigate the charge. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed, holding that Swoboda failed to establish a clear, unequivocal, specific right to mandamus relief because the question of whether the Missouri Human Rights Act requires an employment relationship for such claims was an issue of first impression.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","civil-procedure","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=188453","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-jim-swoboda-respondent-v-missouri-commission-on-human-rights-c99000","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: discrimination","text: employment"],"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}