Cone v. Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division

NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Presiding Judge.

The Missouri Department of Social Services (“Respondent”) denied Grace Howard’s application for Medicaid benefits after an administrative hearing. The Circuit Court of Newton County rendered a judgment affirming Respondent’s Order and Decision. Patricia J. Cone (“Appellant”), the substituted party in this case, 1 appeals this judgment. Because the trial court’s judgment is void, we dismiss the appeal. 2

The facts can be summarized in the following timeline:

September 29, 2004: Grace Howard first applied for Medicaid benefits with Respondent; the…