{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-ferguson","displayName":"William Ferguson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85295:2022-10-25","opinionId":"17c577cc-ddb0-598b-b676-59609b65e013","slug":"william-ferguson-v-division-of-employment-security-d85295","caseName":"William Ferguson\nvs. \nDivision of Employment Security","caseNumber":"WD85295","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-10-25","year":2022,"display_summary":"William Ferguson appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision, which affirmed the dismissal of his administrative appeal as untimely. Ferguson's appellate brief failed to comply with Rule 84.04, lacking Points Relied On, an Argument section, and citations to legal authority. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, holding that such significant briefing deficiencies preserved no issues for review, even for pro se appellants.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=190021","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/william-ferguson-v-division-of-employment-security-d85295","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}