Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Scott v. Roper
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 30, 1985No. 65918PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLIVER, Judge.
Relator Stephen C. Scott seeks to prohibit Respondent Judge Ellen S. Roper from appointing him to represent an indigent prison inmate in an action to recover damages for an alleged medical malpractice. Relator challenges the constitutionality of § 514.040, RSMo 1978, purporting to authorize such an appointment and claims that compelled representation violates his rights under the federal and state constitutions. This Court has jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, § 4. Our preliminary order must be made permanent.
*758The underlying suit, Jack L. Wright v. University of Missouri Medical…
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