Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Apr 23, 2019
William Smith, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, Respondent.
William Smith, a police officer, appealed the Civil Service Commission's dismissal of his termination appeal. The trial court dismissed Smith's petition for judicial review, finding it was untimely filed. On appeal, the Eastern District affirmed, holding that the trial court properly considered extrinsic evidence when ruling on the motion to dismiss for lack of statutory authority, and that the Commission's dismissal of a contested case prior to an evidentiary hearing still subjected the judicial review petition to the 30-day filing deadline.