Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Pauley

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. (“Trinity Church”), filed this action alleging that Sara Pauley, acting in her official capacity as Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”), violated Trinity Church’s rights under the United States and Missouri Constitutions by denying its application for a grant of solid waste management funds to resurface a playground on church property. The district court1 dismissed the Complaint for failure to state a claim and denied Trinity Church’s post-dismissal motion for leave to file an amended complaint.…