City of Slater, Missouri Municipal League,Christine Cates, Barbara Shaffer and Jacob K. Albarelli v. State of Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator Missouri Sheriff's Retirement System

The Appellants filed a petition seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in the circuit court. The petition challenged the Respondents’ interpretation of § 57.955.1, 1 to require municipal courts to collect a $3.00 surcharge from litigants for the benefit of the sheriffs’ retirement fund. The Circuit Court of Cole County granted the Respondents’ motion to dismiss, on the grounds that some of the Appellants lacked standing, and that sovereign immunity barred any remaining claims. This appeal followed. Because we conclude that none of the Appellants have standing to challenge the Respondents’…