Michael Holmes v. Sarah Steelman and Eric Schmitt

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc MICHAEL HOLMES, ) Opinion issued June 15, 2021 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC97983 ) SARAH STEELMAN and ) ERIC SCHMITT, ) ) Appellants. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS The Honorable Joan L. Moriarty, Judge The commissioner of the office of administration and the attorney general appeal a judgment in favor of Michael Holmes on his claim that the state legal expense fund (SLEF) is obligated to pay his 2016 judgment against two former officers of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD). The state claims the circuit court…