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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 31, 2023 BRANDON J. HARRISON, CHIEF JUDGE: CR-22-341. Nahaman Solores Castillo v. State of Arkansas, from Conway County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Wood, JJ., agree.

CV-22-384. Casey Cathey v. Karley Altazan, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Affirmed. Abramson and Virden, JJ., agree.

CV-22-801. April Bradley v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eighth Division. Affirmed. Abramson and Virden, JJ., agree.

RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON, JUDGE: CR-22-269. Martha Hughes v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Motion to withdraw denied; rebriefing in merit format ordered. Harrison, C.J., and Virden, J., agree.

CV-22-240. Celeste Vereen v. Charles Vereen, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eleventh Division. Affirmed. Harrison, C.J., and Virden, J., agree.

CV-22-718. Celeste Vereen v. Charles Vereen, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eleventh Division. Affirmed. Harrison, C.J., and Virden, J., agree.

BART F. VIRDEN, JUDGE: CR-22-452. Rhys Franklin v. State of Arkansas, from Scott County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Thyer, Wood, Hixson, and Murphy, JJ., agree. Harrison, C.J., and Gladwin, Klappenbach, and Brown, JJ., dissent.

CR-22-531. Nedra Fields v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Affirmed. Harrison, C.J., and Abramson, J., agree.

CR-22-583. Albert B. Mitchell v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Remanded to settle, if necessary, and supplement the record; rebriefing ordered; motion to withdraw denied. Harrison, C.J., and Abramson, J., agree.

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 31, 2023 BART F. VIRDEN, JUDGE: (continued) CV-22-666. Lester Perry v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Abramson, Gladwin, and Thyer, JJ., agree. Gruber and Brown, JJ., dissent.

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, JUDGE: CR-22-481. Carl Skaggs v. State of Arkansas, from Franklin County Circuit Court, Northern District. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Klappenbach and Gruber, JJ., agree.

CV-20-508. Wilmington Savings Fund Society d/b/a Christiana Trust, Trustee for BCAT 2015-4-BTT v. Milton A. Smith and L&M&M Corporation, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. Reversed and remanded. Klappenbach and Gruber, JJ., agree.

N. MARK KLAPPENBACH, JUDGE: CV-21-588. Lara Wilkerson (Formerly Durham) v. Randall Durham, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Gruber, JJ., agree.

CV-22-703. Brian Peterson v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Gladwin and Gruber, JJ., agree.

RITA W. GRUBER, JUDGE: CR-22-483. Carl Skaggs v. State of Arkansas, from Johnson County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Gladwin and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.

CR-22-453. Dale Buckley v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Barrett, Thyer, Wood, Hixson, and Brown, JJ., agree. Abramson, Virden, and Murphy, JJ., dissent.

CR-23-5. Quintin Bailey v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.

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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 31, 2023 STEPHANIE POTTER BARRETT, JUDGE: CR-22-734. Robert Corinth Wilson v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Affirmed. Thyer and Wood, JJ., agree.

CV-22-709. Stephanie Watts v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Clark County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Thyer and Wood, JJ., agree.

E-22-215. Angela Goodwin v. Director, Department of Workforce Services, from the Arkansas Board of Review. Remanded for further findings. Klappenbach and Brown, JJ., agree.

CINDY GRACE THYER, JUDGE: CR-22-691. Jonathan Hodnett v. State of Arkansas, from Pope County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to be relieved granted. Barrett and Wood, JJ., agree.

CV-23-6. Christopher Sturgeon v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Barrett and Wood, JJ., agree.

WENDY SCHOLTENS WOOD, JUDGE: CV-20-555. Joyce Hetrick, Co-Trustee of the Jarrell Sams and Gladys Sams Irrevocable Trust v. The Estate of Gladys Sams, Deceased, by Charles Gray, Personal Representative, from Conway County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Barrett and Thyer, JJ., agree.

CV-22-711. Stephanie Watts v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Clark County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Barrett and Thyer, JJ., agree.

KENNETH S. HIXSON, JUDGE: CR-22-263. Jeremy Durkin v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Rebriefing ordered; motion to withdraw denied. Murphy and Brown, JJ., agree.

CR-22-785. Correy Crawford v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Chickasawba District. Affirmed. Murphy and Brown, JJ., agree.

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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 31, 2023 KENNETH S. HIXSON, JUDGE: (continued) E-22-290. Cassandra White v. Director, Division of Workforce Services, from the Arkansas Board of Review. Remanded for further findings. Murphy and Brown, JJ., agree.

MIKE MURPHY, JUDGE: CR-22-569. Whitney Scruggs v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hixson and Brown, JJ., agree.

CV-22-620. Sarah Stewart v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Carroll County Circuit Court, Eastern District. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Hixson and Brown, JJ., agree.

WAYMOND M. BROWN, JUDGE: CR-22-144. Michael Dewayne Carr v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Hixson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CV-21-247. JKC Cellars, LLC; Old Fort Furniture, LLC; GrowFresh, LLC; Krijo Investments, LLC; and Decanter Family Revocable Trust v. Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Hixson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

PER CURIAM DECISIONS The following cases appealed from the Arkansas Board of Review are affirmed without written opinion pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 5-2(f).

E-22-267. Elizabeth Easter v. Director et al. E-22-268. Elizabeth Easter v. Director et al. E-22-273. Bertha Dixon v. Director et al. E-22-274. Jimmie Holstead v. Director et al. E-22-275. Jose Garza Ibarra v. Director et al.

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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 31, 2023 E-22-276. Karen Cakouros v. Director et al. E-22-277. Karen Cakouros v. Director et al. E-22-278. Vickie Knight v. Director et al. E-22-280. Shermika York v. Director et al. E-22-281. Leon Johnson v. Director et al. E-22-282. Laura Bradley v. Director et al. E-22-283. Misty Giles v. Director et al. E-22-284. Dwight McCullough v. Director et al. E-22-285. Misty Giles v. Director et al. E-22-286. Don Dye v. Director et al. E-22-287. Lisa Chambers v. Director et al. E-22-288. Sandra Smith v. Director et al. E-22-289. Sandra Smith v. Director et al. E-22-291. Damaris Gibbs v. Director et al. E-22-292. Lisa Mausser v. Director et al. E-22-293. Amber Crawford v. Director et al. E-22-294. Julia Smith v. Director et al. E-22-297. Kelly Anderson v. Director et al.

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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 31, 2023 PER CURIAM ORDERS REHEARINGS DENIED: Petitions for rehearing were denied today in the following cases. CV-21-460. Ascentium Capital LLC v. James Marshall, Individually and d/b/a Your Furniture Store, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Abramson, J., not participating.

CV-22-218. McDermott Brandon Properties, LLC v. Elizabeth Wheeler, from Faulkner County Circuit Court.

********************************************* CR-22-370. Charlie Morris v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Motion of Charles Hancock for award of attorney’s fees is granted. Allowed $2,250.

CR-22-377. Michael Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to reconsider oral argument request is granted. Gladwin, Klappenbach, Wood, and Murphy, JJ., would deny.

CR-22-391. Dottie Trudo v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Motion of Laura Avery for attorney fees is granted. Allowed $2,250.

CR-22-474. Minor Child v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Motion of Glenn Larkin for attorney’s fees is granted. Allowed $2,250.

CR-22-563. James Ray Sanderson v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Motion of Robert M. “Robby” Golden for award of attorney’s fees is granted. Allowed $2,250.

CR-22-629. Nicholas Burris v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Motion of Gregory Crain for attorney’s fees is granted. Allowed $2,250.

CR-22-723. Tevin Randle v. State of Arkansas, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Motion of Michael Kiel Kaiser for fees is granted. Allowed $2,250. Klappenbach, J., not participating.

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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 31, 2023 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR-22-746. Rolando Cuevas-Flores v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to extend deadline to complete the record is granted; show-cause order issued. See per curiam this date.

CR-22-778. Lloyd Barber, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Appellant’s petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record and stay of briefing schedule is granted. Writ issued; returnable in thirty days (June 30, 2023).

CR-23-113. Angela Downing v. State of Arkansas, from Conway County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for extension of time to file record is granted. Virden, J., not participating.

CR-23-191. Gene Jackson v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to extend deadline to file supplemental record is granted. Klappenbach, J., not participating.

CV-22-819. Kaylee Cathcart v. Charles Darwin “Skip” Davidson; J. Blake Hendrix; Annie Depper; and Fuqua Campbell, PA, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Appellant’s motion for leave to file separate reply briefs addressing each of the briefs filed by separate appellees, for an order setting the word limitation for each reply brief, and for additional brief time pending this court’s order is granted. See Rule 4-2(c) and 4-2(d)(2) of the Rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of the State of Arkansas regarding word-count limitations. Harrison, C.J., and Virden and Gruber, JJ., not participating.

CV-23-114. Barbra Davis, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alex Davis, Deceased v. Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc., d/b/a Jefferson Regional Medical Center; Jefferson Regional Medical Center Preferred Provider Organization; Steven H. Wright, M.D.; Ayman Abdul Hameed Alshami, M.D.; and Mai Salah Abd-Alqader, M.D., from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Motion of separate appellee Ayman Abdul Hameed Alshami, M.D., to remove David P. Glover and Laura Bates as counsel of record in appeal proceedings is granted.

CV-23-309. Whitney Beavers v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Logan County Circuit Court, Northern District. Appellant’s motion for belated appeal is granted.

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