Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Apr 27, 2021
Carol Vinson, Appellant, v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights, et al., Respondents.
Carol Vinson appealed the dismissal of her petition for judicial review of a Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR) decision. Vinson sought to compel the MCHR to issue a right-to-sue letter against her former supervisor, Ted Wilmes, which the MCHR had refused. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal, holding that Vinson's failure to file a writ of mandamus, as required for judicial challenges to administrative proceedings, was fatal to her claim.