Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
State Ex Rel. Matthew Stone vs. Missouri Commission on Human Rights, Et Al.
Matthew Stone appealed the circuit court's denial of his petition for a permanent writ of mandamus against the Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR). Stone sought a right-to-sue letter after MCHR terminated his discrimination complaint, arguing MCHR's employee, T.O., lacked the authority to make a "no probable cause" determination. The appellate court reversed the judgment and remanded the case, finding the trial court misapplied the law by equating "dismissal for lack of probable cause" with "administrative closure" and failing to resolve conflicting evidence regarding T.O.'s authority to make such a determination.