Legal Opinion

Chambers v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 25, 2000No. WD 57825PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Judge.

James W. Chambers appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his petition for failing to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. He claims 1) the trial court erred in dismissing his claim because it did not have jurisdiction to do so because the assigned judge had been disqualified in his criminal case; 2) the trial court denied him due process when it treated his claim as a civil action rather than a criminal one, thereby requiring him to pay filing fees; and (3) the trial court failed, on its own motion, to order an investigation into alleged fraud…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Chromalloy American Corp. v. Elyria Foundry Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  3. Lewis v. DiethornSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. State v. ChambersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  5. State Ex Rel. Simmons v. WhiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Beaird v. Del MuroMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. Willits v. Peabody Coal Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Phillips v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005

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