Kevin Geeslin v. On-Line Information Services, Inc., and Chief Justice Roy S. Moore

Summary

The court held that the Chief Justice exceeded his administrative authority by unilaterally requiring electronic filing in civil cases because the mandate modified rules of filing and service that only the Supreme Court could promulgate. It therefore reversed the dismissal of Geeslin’s declaratory-judgment claim against the Chief Justice and rendered judgment for Geeslin, while affirming dismissal of the remaining claims. The court did not decide whether the convenience and token fees were unconstitutional taxes because that issue was pretermitted.