Joshua Lasley Missouri Cases

Joshua Lasley, a St. Louis County police officer, appealed a disciplinary action, but the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners sought to delegate his appeal to a hearing officer. Lasley filed for a writ of prohibition, arguing the Board lacked authority to delegate. The trial court issued a permanent writ, which the Board appealed, also arguing the case was moot. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the Board lacks explicit authority to delegate disciplinary appeal hearings and that a justiciable controversy remained, thus the case was not moot.