HOLMES v. STEELMAN

No. SC 97983.

624 S.W.3d 144 (2021)

Michael HOLMES, Respondent, v. Sarah STEELMAN and Eric Schmitt, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued June 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The state was represented by Solicitor General D. John Sauer and Zachary M. Bluestone of the attorney general's office in Jefferson City and Katherine S. Walsh of the attorney general's office in St. Louis, (573) 751-3321.

The city, its mayor and its police board were represented by Julian Bush , Nancy R. Kistler , Robert H. Dierker Jr. and Mark E. Lawson of the St. Louis city counselor's office in St. Louis, (314) 622-3361.

Holmes was represented by David B. Owens of Loevy & Loevy in Chicago, Illinois, (312) 243-5900; and James W. Eason of The Eason Law Firm LLC in Clayton, (314) 932-1066.


The commissioner of the office of administration and the attorney general appeal a judgment in favor of Michael Holmes on his claim that the state legal expense fund (SLEF) is obligated to pay his 2016 judgment against two former officers of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD). The state claims the...

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