Missouri Appellate Judge

The Honorable Michael F

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46 opinions

Michael J. Holmes, Appellant, vs. Kenneth Zellers, Andrew Bailey, Mayor Tishaura Jones, Bettye Battle-Turner, Richard Gray, Thomas Irwin, Erwin Switzer, Francis Slay, and City of St. Louis, Respondents.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJuly 29, 2025#ED112676

affirmed

Criminal Law Corporate Law Civil Litigationmajority4,015 words

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Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region & Southwest Missouri, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, vs. Andrew Bailey, Attorney General, State of Missouri, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMay 6, 2025#ED112842

affirmed

Civil Litigationmajority11,720 words

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City of St. Louis, Respondent, and Joseph Brauer and Chris Pappas, Plaintiffs, vs. State of Missouri, and Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General, Appellants.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 3, 2024#ED112349

affirmed

Civil Litigationmajority1,321 words

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Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC, Respondent, vs. Stephanie Rice, Appellant.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 13, 2024#ED112211

affirmed

Corporate Law Civil Litigationmemorandum7,055 words

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JWSTL, LLC, Appellant, vs. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Respondent.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 12, 2024#ED110101

dismissed

Family Law Real Estate Civil Litigationmemorandum3,091 words

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State ex rel. Sedrick Phillip-Smith, Relator, vs. The Honorable Michael F. Stelzer, Circuit Judge, Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, City of St. Louis, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 12, 2023#ED111912

Civil Litigationmajority1,679 words

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James J. Wilson, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants, vs. City of St. Louis, et al., Respondents, and Adam Layne, Appellant/Cross-Respondent. City of St. Louis, Respondent, vs. State of Missouri, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 7, 2023#SC98907

affirmed

Civil Litigationmajority5,462 words

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Dwight Moore, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJanuary 31, 2023#ED110189

affirmed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority2,000 words

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In the Estate of: Marshall O. Buder, Sr., Deceased.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 22, 2022#ED110349

affirmed

Real Estate Estate Planning Civil Litigationmajority4,369 words

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State of Missouri, el rel. Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJanuary 4, 2022#ED108130

remanded

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority2,145 words

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Kristine Hendrix, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, et al., Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 9, 2021#ED108858

affirmed

Personal Injury Civil Litigationmajority5,831 words

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Jerry A. Harley, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 19, 2021#ED109228

reversed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority2,803 words

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William Donnell Edwards, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 8, 2021#ED108864

affirmed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority1,342 words

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Steven Earl, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMay 18, 2021#ED109213

affirmed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority2,520 words

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Pivot Holdings, LLC and DH Advisors, Appellants, v. The Daniel and Henry Company, Defendant, and Devereaux Murphy LLC, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 20, 2021#ED108856

affirmed

Corporate Law Civil Litigationmajority6,328 words

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Karen Coburn, Appellant, vs. Kramer & Frank, P.C., Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 9, 2021#ED108948

affirmed

Civil Litigationmemorandum8,936 words

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Myron Phillips Williams, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 8, 2020#ED108531

affirmed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority1,748 words

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Charles Carmen, Appellant, vs. Col. Eric T. Olsen, et al., Respondents.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 20, 2020#ED108505

reversed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority1,605 words

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John H. Bonds, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 15, 2020#ED108654

reversed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority678 words

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Ross Randolph, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 15, 2020#ED108150

remanded

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority918 words

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Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis, et al., Appellants, vs. State of Missouri, et al., Respondents.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 11, 2020#ED108450

affirmed

Employment Law Civil Litigationmajority3,859 words

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Mary Callanan, et al., Appellant, vs. A.W. Chesterton, et al., Respondent.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 31, 2020#ED108140

affirmed

Personal Injury Civil Litigationmemorandum3,711 words

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James J. Wilson, et al., Respondents, vs. City of St. Louis, et al., Respondents, and Tishaura O. Jones, Appellant. City of St. Louis, Respondent, vs. State of Missouri, Appellant.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 14, 2020#SC97544

dismissed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority5,301 words

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Twestly Emsweller, Appellant, vs. Bi-State Development Agency of Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, Respondent.(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 22, 2019#ED107651

affirmed

Employment Law Civil Litigationmajority2,012 words

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William Smith, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, Respondent.(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 23, 2019#ED106751

affirmed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority5,148 words

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State of Missouri, ex rel., Kimberly M. Gardner, Circuit Attorney of the City of St. Louis, Relator, vs. Honorable Michael F. Stelzer, Circuit Judge, Division Six, Twenty-Second Circuit, Respondent.(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 13, 2019#ED107482

dismissed

Civil Litigationmemorandum1,935 words

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State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Alok Kumar Rohra, Appellant.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriMay 1, 2018#SC96796

affirmed

Criminal Law Civil Litigationmajority1,264 words

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State of Missouri, Respondent, v. David Hygrade, Appellant.(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJanuary 9, 2018#ED105145

affirmed

Criminal Lawmajority3,159 words

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Jean-Robert Nast by and through his guardian Jan Freeman, Plaintiff/Respondent, vs. Gateway Ambulance Service, LLC, et al., Defendants/Respondents. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, et al., Proposed Intervenor/Appellant.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJuly 26, 2016#ED103102

affirmed

Insurance Bad Faithmajority1,883 words

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Nathan T. Cooling, Respondent, vs. Department of Social Services, Family Support Division, Appellant.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 15, 2016#ED102627

affirmed

Family Lawmajority5,440 words

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