Medley v. Missouri State Highway Patrol

KAROHL, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Donald J. Medley has been a member of the Missouri State High*170way Patrol (Patrol) for twenty-three years. Aggrieved by a decision of an appeal board in a disciplinary proceeding of the Patrol which reduced his rank on the force, he filed a Chapter 5361 Administrative Procedure and Review Petition for judicial review with the circuit court. The trial court determined that Chapter 536 “is not applicable to this cause” and dismissed the petition.

The question on appeal is whether Chapter 536 applies to an appeal from a non-dismissal discipline order…