State ex rel. Morgan v. Okoye, No. WD 63274.
| Court | Court of Appeal of Missouri (US) |
| Writing for the Court | Robert G. Ulrich |
| Citation | 141 S.W.3d 410 |
| Parties | STATE of Missouri, ex rel. Shannon L. MORGAN by DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, Respondent, v. Patrick E. OKOYE, Appellant Pro Se, Shanna R. Morgan, Plaintiff. |
| Decision Date | 06 July 2004 |
| Docket Number | No. WD 63274. |
v.
Patrick E. OKOYE, Appellant Pro Se,
Shanna R. Morgan, Plaintiff.
Appeal from the Circuit Court, Jackson County, Gregory Burnett Gillis, J.
[141 S.W.3d 411]
Patrick E. Okoye, Kansas City, pro se.
Linda J. King-Steele, Kansas City, for Respondent.
Before ROBERT G. ULRICH, P.J., HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN and EDWIN H. SMITH.
ROBERT G. ULRICH, Presiding Judge.
Patrick Okoye appeals the trial court's judgment establishing paternity and child support. Mr. Okoye was declared to be the father of the minor child, Shannon Morgan, and ordered to pay child support in the amount of $942 per month. He claims that the trial court erred in calculating the child support amount. The appeal is dismissed.
In April 2002, the State of Missouri, Division of Child Support Enforcement, filed its petition against Mr. Okoye to establish paternity, child support, and medical support for the minor child. Mr. Okoye filed an answer requesting genetic testing. Following trial, the trial court entered its judgment finding, among other things, that the presumed correct child support amount as calculated pursuant to section 452.340.8, RSMo 2000, Rule 88.01, and Form 14 is $942 and such amount is not rebutted as unjust or inappropriate. This appeal by Mr. Okoye followed.
Mr. Okoye's first brief on appeal was stricken. After he filed his amended brief, the State filed a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, a motion to strike Mr. Okoye's brief asserting that Mr. Okoye's brief failed to comply with Rule 84.04 and that Mr. Okoye failed to file a complete record on appeal. The motion was taken with the case.
As a pro se litigant, Mr. Okoye is bound by the same rules of procedure as a party represented by a licensed attorney and is not entitled to indulgences he would not have received if represented by counsel. Gossett v. Gossett, 98 S.W.3d 899, 900 (Mo.App. W.D.2003); Manning v. Fedotin, 64 S.W.3d 841, 846 (Mo.App. W.D.2002) (quoting Belisle v. City of Senath, 974 S.W.2d 600, 601 (Mo.App. S.D.1998)). "This principal is not grounded in a `lack of sympathy but rather it is necessitated by the requirement of judicial impartiality, judicial economy and fairness to all parties'." Manning, 64 S.W.3d at 846...
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In re Care and Treatment of Johnson, No. 26023.
...have been presented below which is not reflected by the record." State ex rel. Morgan ex rel. Div. of Child Support Enforcement v. Okoye, 141 S.W.3d 410, 412 (Mo.App.2004). Rule 81.12(a) states that "[t]he record on appeal shall contain all of the record, proceedings and evidence necessary ......
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