{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-ex-rel-matthew-stone","displayName":"State Ex Rel. Matthew Stone","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86214:undated","opinionId":"d6e89985-d321-5b1a-a28f-7438ecc4ea85","slug":"state-ex-rel-matthew-stone-v-missouri-commission-on-human-rights-et-al-d86214","caseName":"State Ex Rel. Matthew Stone\nvs.\nMissouri Commission on Human Rights, Et Al.","caseNumber":"WD86214","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Matthew Stone appealed the circuit court's denial of his petition for a permanent writ of mandamus against the Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR). Stone sought a right-to-sue letter after MCHR terminated his discrimination complaint, arguing MCHR's employee, T.O., lacked the authority to make a \"no probable cause\" determination. The appellate court reversed the judgment and remanded the case, finding the trial court misapplied the law by equating \"dismissal for lack of probable cause\" with \"administrative closure\" and failing to resolve conflicting evidence regarding T.O.'s authority to make such a determination.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","employment-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207077","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-matthew-stone-v-missouri-commission-on-human-rights-et-al-d86214","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: discrimination","text: employee"],"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":"appellant"}]}