{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"thomas-iseman","displayName":"Thomas Iseman","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85178:2023-02-21","opinionId":"2da1fa24-4fc5-5a72-8ad8-8bd424c29865","slug":"thomas-iseman-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-et-al-d85178","caseName":"Thomas Iseman\nvs. \nMissouri Department of Corrections, et al.","caseNumber":"WD85178","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2023-02-21","year":2023,"display_summary":"Thomas Iseman, incarcerated for felony harassment, sought a declaratory judgment that he is not required to register as a sex offender under Missouri's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). The circuit court dismissed his petition, finding the claim unripe and that an adequate remedy existed under § 589.401. The Western District reversed, holding that Iseman's pre-enforcement challenge was ripe and that § 589.401 did not provide an adequate remedy for his specific claim, remanding the case for a determination of the underlying facts of his convictions.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","other"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=192615","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/thomas-iseman-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-et-al-d85178","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"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"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87117:undated","opinionId":"8baf1d01-99a8-5723-af22-f93ca19537c2","slug":"thomas-iseman-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-and-colonel-eric-olson-d87117","caseName":"Thomas Iseman\nvs.\nMissouri Department of Corrections and Colonel Eric Olson, Sued in His Official Capacity as the Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol","caseNumber":"WD87117","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Thomas Iseman appealed a summary judgment ordering him to register as a sex offender under Missouri's Sex Offender Registration Act. Iseman had pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment, and the trial court found the underlying facts of his convictions were sexual in nature. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the trial court properly considered facts from the guilty plea and sentencing transcripts beyond the charging document. The court concluded that Iseman's conduct of entering a seven-year-old's room nude and rubbing her belly was sexual in nature, requiring registration.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218999","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/thomas-iseman-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-and-colonel-eric-olson-d87117","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}