Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
The Sunshine and Government Accountability Project vs. Missouri House of Representatives Et Al.
Mark Pedroli appealed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the Missouri House of Representatives, which had found House Rule 127 constitutional and no Sunshine Law violation. Pedroli had sought a declaratory judgment that House Rule 127 was unconstitutional and alleged Sunshine Law violations for redacting constituent information. The appellate court reversed and remanded with directions to dismiss Pedroli's petition without prejudice, holding that Pedroli lacked standing to bring either claim because the records request was made by his law firm, not him personally, and his status as a resident was insufficient to confer standing as a "citizen" or "taxpayer" under the Sunshine Law.