Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Dec 14, 2021
Planned Parenthood of St. Louis Region, et al., Respondents, vs. Missouri Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants.
The Missouri Department of Social Services appealed the circuit court's award of attorney's fees to Planned Parenthood. The circuit court had reversed an Administrative Hearing Commission decision, concluding the State was required to pay Planned Parenthood for valid Medicaid claims and attorney's fees, but remanded the cause to the Commission for a determination of the specific amounts. The appellate court dismissed the appeal for lack of a final judgment, holding that a "determination of fees" under Section 536.087.7 requires the ascertainment of a specific monetary amount, which had not yet occurred.