ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 N. MARK KLAPPENBACH, CHIEF JUDGE: CR-24-579. Matthew Dennis v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Harrison and Hixson, JJ., agree.
RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON, JUDGE: CR-24-616. Joe Doss v. State of Arkansas, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. Barrett and Wood, JJ., agree.
BART F. VIRDEN, JUDGE: CR-24-383. John Britt v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Tucker and Brown, JJ., agree.
CR-24-673. Paul Edward Brown v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Tucker and Brown, JJ., agree.
ROBERT J. GLADWIN, JUDGE: CV-24-130. Elizabeth Goode v. Jaya Nair, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Affirmed. Thyer and Murphy, JJ., agree.
BRANDON J. HARRISON, JUDGE: CV-24-155. Jeremy Lee Hargrove v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Reversed and remanded. Abramson, Tucker, Barrett, Hixson, and Murphy, JJ., agree. Thyer, Wood, and Brown, JJ., dissent.
CASEY R. TUCKER, JUDGE: CR-24-551. Jeffery D. Parnell v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Brown, JJ., agree.
STEPHANIE POTTER BARRETT, JUDGE: CV-24-20. Joseph Miles v. Kim Gladden, from Drew County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part. Abramson and Wood, JJ., agree.
ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 CINDY GRACE THYER, JUDGE: CR-24-639. Tracy Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Murphy, JJ., agree.
WENDY SCHOLTENS WOOD, JUDGE: CR-24-728. Patrick Cobb v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Barrett, JJ., agree.
KENNETH S. HIXSON, JUDGE: CV-23-691. Richard Mack v. Cynthia Mack, from Arkansas County Circuit Court, Northern District. Affirmed in part; reversed in part. Klappenbach, C.J., and Harrison, J., agree.
MIKE MURPHY, JUDGE: CR-24-651. Sunil Kumar v. State of Arkansas, from Miller County Circuit Court. Dismissed. Gladwin and Thyer, JJ., agree.
CV-24-177. Carol J. Metzner and Ernie Metzner, Her Husband; Robert Wayne Fornash and Christy L. Fornash, Husband and Wife; Bradley S. Fornash, a Single Person; and Melanie A. Tipton and Robby Tipton, Her Husband v. The Heirs at Law of Fred Reiter, Deceased, and Oneda Chambliss Reiter, His Wife, Deceased; and the Heirs at Law of Mary Reiter Noll, Deceased, and Frank Lawrence Noll, Her Husband, Deceased; Including, but Not Limited to: Renae Reiter and Spouse (if any); Billy Reiter and Spouse (if any); and Jimmy Reiter and Spouse (if any); Lori Armstrong and Brian Armstrong, Her Husband; Heather Elkins and Tyler Elkins, Her Husband; and Sarah Meaders and Robert Meaders, Her Husband; Joseph D. Reiter, Jr., and Linda Reiter, His Wife; Fredona Reiter and Her Unknown Heirs; Ruth Reiter Shipman and Her Unknown Heirs; Patricia Noll Lachowsky and Larry Lachowsky, Her Husband; Helen Noll, a Single Person; Frank Noll, a Single Person; Nickolas Noll, a Single Person; Rita Noll Lee and Joe Lee, Her Husband; and Paula Noll Cornett and Roger Cornett, Her Husband; Harold Zimmerman, a Single Person; Paul Andrews and LeAnn Andrews, His Wife; Mark Andrews and Sue Andrews, His Wife; Harold Zimmerman and Kathy Zimmerman, His Wife; Gerald Zimmerman and Janey Zimmerman, His Wife; Mary Jane Wofford, a Single Person; Ralph Noll, a Single Person; and Denise Lasowski and James Lasowski, Her Husband, from Conway County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Thyer, JJ., agree.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 WAYMOND M. BROWN, JUDGE: CV-23-498. Lisa Sowell v. Evergreen Packaging, LLC; Ace American Insurance Company; and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Virden and Tucker, JJ., agree.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR-25-323. Aechia Armstrong v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for extension of time to file record is granted. Electronic supplemental record is due October 10, 2025.
CR-25-397. Broderick Podolak v. State of Arkansas, from Saline County Circuit Court. Motion of Ethan C. Nobles to be appointed as counsel is granted.
CR-25-447. Christa Craig v. State of Arkansas, from Montgomery County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk to file the supplemental record is granted. Tendered supplemental record filed this date.
CR-25-465. Stephen Lister v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk is granted. Record filed in the Arkansas Court of Appeals this date as case No. CR-25-465. Appellant’s brief is due October 10, 2025.
CR-25-465. Stephen Lister v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Motion of Debra Reece Johnson for substitution of counsel on behalf of the appellant is granted.
CR-25-475. Adam Maddan v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to reinstate bond is denied.
CR-25-475. Adam Maddan v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Motion of Robert M. “Robby” Golden to withdraw as counsel for the appellant is granted.
CR-25-478. Deniek Mitchell v. State of Arkansas, from Pope County Circuit Court. Motion of Kenneth L. Hamilton to be relieved as counsel for purposes of appeal and appoint appellate counsel is granted. Virden, J., not participating. Robert M. “Robby” Golden is appointed as counsel for the appellant.
CV-20-33. LaDonna Humphrey, Individually v. Absolute Pediatric Services, Inc., d/b/a Absolute Pediatric Therapy; and Anthony Christopher, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to accept status report is granted. Tendered status report filed this date. Status report is due December 9, 2025.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-24-434. Thomas Chapin; Chapin Team, LLC; Ultra Holdings, LLC; Ultra Properties PM, LLC; Central Arkansas House Buyers, LLC; and CAHB Operating, LLC v. Matthew Lamb, Individually and as a Member of Central Arkansas House Buyers, LLC, and CAHB Operating, LLC, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Appellants’ motion to dismiss appeal is granted.
CV-24-440. Thomas Chapin; Chapin Team, LLC; Ultra Holdings, LLC; Ultra Properties PM, LLC; Central Arkansas House Buyers, LLC; and CAHB Operating, LLC v. Matthew Lamb, Individually and as a Member of Central Arkansas House Buyers, LLC, and CAHB Operating, LLC, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Appellants’ motion to dismiss appeal is granted.
CV-25-97. Reagan Haynes v. John C. Haynes, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Motion of Kathryn Loyd Wilson to withdraw as counsel for the appellant is granted. Barrett, J., not participating.
CV-25-230. Josie Hostetler v. Kenyon Hostetler, from Carroll County Circuit Court, Eastern District. Appellant’s unopposed motion to supplement the record is granted. Gladwin, J., not participating. Electronic supplemental record is due October 10, 2025. Appellant’s brief will be due thirty days after the electronic supplemental record has been filed.
CV-25-298. Kimberly Syoboda v. Family Stops USA, LLC, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Appellant’s motion to file corrected brief is granted. Tendered substituted brief filed this date. Appellee’s brief is due October 10, 2025.
CV-25-322. Stermer Distribution, LLC v. Edward Burgess d/b/a Boggy Creek Timber Company, from Miller County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to supplement and correct record and for extension of time is granted. Barrett, J., not participating. Electronic supplemental record is due October 10, 2025. Appellee’s brief is due thirty days after the electronic supplemental record has been filed.
CV-25-350. Chasidy Labelle v. Crystal Guerrero, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal for mootness is granted.
CV-25-350. Chasidy Labelle v. Crystal Guerrero, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to supplement the record is moot.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-25-507. Dexter Dumas v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk is moot.
CV-25-507. Dexter Dumas v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Appellant’s motion to withdraw appeal is granted.
Pursuant to Rule 4-5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the following cases have been dismissed for failure to file an appellant’s brief.
CR-24-844. Samuel Golden v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District.
CV-25-124. William Jessy Foster v. Maggie Lowery (now Thomas), from Union County Circuit Court.
CV-25-308. James Franklin Leveritt III, as Trustee of the Tony Randall Curtis Trust; and James Leveritt v. Gwendolyn Gaston, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Tony R. Curtis, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division.
E-25-50. Sherry Cobb v. Director, Division of Workforce Services; and Primerica Life Insurance Co., from the Arkansas Board of Review.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CR-24-553. Kerry Burtrain v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Appellant’s pro se motion requesting copy of trial record pursuant to Rule 19.
CR-25-524. Lloyd Edward Barber III v. State of Arkansas, from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk.
CV-25-177. Richard Sean Sorsby v. Patricia Faith Sorsby, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Ninth Division. Appellant’s motion to dismiss.
CV-25-182. FNP Associates, LLC v. Kimberly MacConaugha; KMAC Medical, P.L.L.C.; Patriot Medical Services, LLC; and Walk in Faith, PLLC, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Appellees’/cross-appellant’s motion to dismiss stay and remove.
CV-25-182. FNP Associates, LLC v. Kimberly MacConaugha; KMAC Medical, P.L.L.C.; Patriot Medical Services, LLC; and Walk in Faith, PLLC, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Appellees’/cross-appellants’ motion to dismiss FNP Associates, LLC’s, appeal with brief incorporated.
CV-25-182. FNP Associates, LLC v. Kimberly MacConaugha; KMAC Medical, P.L.L.C.; Patriot Medical Services, LLC; and Walk in Faith, PLLC, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Appellees’/cross-appellants’ amended motion to dismiss stay and remove.
CV-25-276. BKMJ, Inc. v. Ira Glasser, from Washington County Circuit Court. Motion of Suzanne G. Clark to withdraw as counsel for the appellee.
CV-25-403. Estate of Roy O. McWilliams v. Janet Troutman Ward, in Her Official Capacity as Pulaski County Assessor; Pulaski County Assessor; Pulaski County Board of Equalization; and Debra Buckner, in Her Official Capacity as Pulaski County Treasurer, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Appellant’s motion for reconsideration of the denial of supersedeas bond and consideration of the issuance of another supersedeas bond.
CV-25-434. Deborah Elizabeth Foster Gouch-Onassis v. Charles Ray Foster, Sr., from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Appellant’s pro se motion to supplement the record.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CV-25-526. Deserie Baber-Smith and Jeffery Smith v. Larry Workman and Connie Workman, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Appellants’ pro se motion for belated appeal.
E-25-98. Gerard Newsom v. Director et al., from the Arkansas Board of Review. Appellant’s pro se motion to supplement the record.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 CASES SUBMITTED CR-24-411. Wayne Weeks v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. CR-24-666. Sammy Cox v. State of Arkansas, from Woodruff County Circuit Court. CR-24-687. Brelyn London v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division.
CR-24-694. Charles Baugher, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Montgomery County Circuit Court.
CR-24-723. Tony Harris v. State of Arkansas, from Grant County Circuit Court. CR-24-724. Dustin Jones v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford County Circuit Court. CR-24-760. Joseph Shane Huffman v. State of Arkansas, from Arkansas County Circuit Court, Northern and Southern Districts.
CR-24-767. Kyle W. Fairless v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit Court. CR-25-12. Christopher Dewayne Duvall v. State of Arkansas, from Pope County Circuit Court.
CV-23-279. McCain Mall Company Limited Partnership v. Nick’s Bar Louie, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eleventh Division.
CV-23-476. Grand Prairie Farming & Water Company, LLC; Jerry Lee Bogard, Co-Manager of the Grand Prairie Farming & Water Company, LLC; Bogard Agriculture Consultancy Group, Inc. v. Black Farms, LLC; Rebecca Winemiller, as Co-Manager of Grand Prairie Farming & Water Company, LLC; Rebecca Winemiller, as Co-Trustee of the Ernestine Boyce Trust; and Ernestine Boyce, as Co-Trustee of the Ernestine Boyce Trust, from Arkansas County Circuit Court, Northern District.
CV-23-549. Tomie Grist v. Joshua R. Toney, Individually; and Joshua R. Toney, DDS, PA d/b/a Sandhill Dentistry, from Randolph County Circuit Court.
CV-24-641. Candis Shrable (now Morgan) v. Brett Shrable, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 CASES SUBMITTED The following cases are appeals from the Arkansas Board of Review. E-25-30. Savonte Hearns v. Director et al. E-25-44. Paul Patterson v. Director et al. E-25-45. Bobbie Young v. Director et al. E-25-46. Bobbie Young v. Director et al. E-25-47. Tammy Wilson v. Director et al. E-25-48. Kurtis Jensen v. Director et al. E-25-49. Robin Lowrance v. Director et al. E-25-51. Marcus McHenry v. Director et al. E-25-52. Gary Ragan v. Director et al. E-25-53. Janise C. Dismuke v. Director et al. E-25-54. Cordorven Riley v. Director et al. E-25-55. Cordorven Riley v. Director et al.
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