Where an appellant, who requested a trial de novo after failing to prevail in a small claims action, submitted a pro se amended brief that failed to comply with Rule 84.04, the argument on appeal could not be understood, ...

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  Where the plaintiff in a legal-malpractice action filed a pro se brief that included deficiencies in the table of contents, jurisdictional statement, statement of facts, points relied on and argument, the brief failed to comply with Rule 84.04, and ...

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  Where the brief of an appellant in an employment-discrimination case included an inadequate jurisdictional statement, points relied on and argument section, the deficiencies prevented appellate review, so the appeal is dismissed. Appeal is dismissed. McGuire v. Edwards (MLW No. ...

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  Where appellant challenged the dismissal of his pro se complaint, the district court did not err in dismissing the complaint, and the notice of appeal was not effective for the other plaintiffs, who failed to sign the notice of ...

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Where the brief of a pro se appellant in a contract case substantially failed to comply with the mandatory briefing requirements of Rule 84.04, the appeal must be dismissed, and the defendant’s motion for attorneys’ fees incurred on appeal is ...

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Where the appellate brief of a buyer in a case involving a real estate contract substantially failed to comply with Rule 84.04, the appeal must be dismissed, and even if the brief had complied with the rule’s requirements, the statute ...

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Where a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in a probate dispute disposed of all claims brought by the counterclaim plaintiffs, the counterclaim defendants did not object to the voluntary dismissal, so there was no live controversy, and the appeal ...

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Where the brief of a pro se claimant, who argued that she showed good cause for failing to participate in her appeals tribunal hearing, failed to include a fair and concise statement of facts and the argument section did not ...

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Where appellants challenged the denial of motions for recusal in a civil-rights action, such orders are not immediately appealable, and the collateral-order doctrine was not applicable, so the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Appeal is dismissed. Campbell v. ...

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Where appellant challenged the dismissal of her civil-rights action, the judgment is affirmed because the district court properly granted the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Judgment is affirmed. Black v. Life Unlimited/Concern Care (MLW No. 72221/Case ...

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Where appellant challenged the dismissal of her civil-rights action, the judgment is affirmed because the district court properly granted the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Judgment is affirmed. Black v. Life Unlimited/Concern Care (MLW No. 72221/Case ...

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