{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-patricia-s-joyce-judge-of-the-circuit-court-cole-county-missouri","displayName":"The Honorable Patricia S. Joyce, Judge of the Circuit Court, Cole County, Missouri","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82689:2019-06-11","opinionId":"c8ee2b01-04e0-5b5c-b365-b4f078d46c8d","slug":"state-ex-rel-aaron-malin-v-the-honorable-patricia-s-joyce-judge-of-the-ci-d82689","caseName":"State ex rel. Aaron Malin\nvs.\nThe Honorable Patricia S. Joyce, Judge of the Circuit Court, Cole County, Missouri","caseNumber":"WD82689","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-06-11","year":2019,"display_summary":"Aaron Malin petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel the Honorable Patricia Joyce, a circuit court judge, to enter a final appealable judgment in his case against the Missouri Association of Community Task Forces. The trial court had previously granted summary judgment for the defendant via a docket entry, but Malin argued it was not a final judgment. The appellate court agreed, making the preliminary writ of mandamus permanent and directing the respondent to enter a properly denominated final judgment.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","summary-judgment"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=141073","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-aaron-malin-v-the-honorable-patricia-s-joyce-judge-of-the-ci-d82689","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}