Michael Summers v. Missouri Department of Corrections

Michael Summers appeals the circuit court’s granting summary judgment in favor of the Missouri Department of Corrections on his petition for declaratory judgment. Because of substantial deficiencies in Summers’s appellate brief, we dismiss his appeal.

Summers appears pro se in this appeal. We hold pro se appellants to the same procedural rules as attorneys, and we do not grant them preferential treatment regarding compliance with those rules. Kim v. Kim, 431 S.W.3d 524, 525 (Mo.App.2014). Failure to comply with the rules of appellate procedure constitutes grounds for the dismissal of an…