State ex rel. Ryan v. Carnahan

CRAHAN, Chief Judge.

Walter D. Ryan (“Appellant”) appeals the entry of summary judgment in favor of Governor Carnahan and a list of other Missouri *550officials (“State”) charged with governing the Missouri Highway Patrol (“Patrol”) on his petition for a writ of Mandamus.

The facts of the case are undisputed. Patrol assigns its members to enforce criminal laws on gambling boats. Appellant, a retired former highway patrolman, contends that such assignments are not authorized by proper legislative authority. In particular, Appellant claims section 43.220 RSMo 1994,1 which proscribes state officials…