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Church v. Missouri

District Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided July 24, 2017No. 17-cv-04057-NKLPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

NANETTE K. LAUGHREY, United States District Judge

Pending before the Court are Defendants Eric Greitens and State of Missouri’s Motions to Dismiss, [Docs. 18, 20]. For the following - reasons, Defendants’ Motions are granted in part and denied in part.

I. Background1

This lawsuit challenges the adequacy of the Missouri State 'Public Defender *997(MSPD), which provides legal representation to all indigent citizens accused or convicted' of crimes in Missouri state court. Plaintiffs filed this putative class action alleging Missouri “has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to provide…

2Cases cited90 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Shondel Church v. State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  2. Mo. State Conference of the Nat'l Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018

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