ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 N. MARK KLAPPENBACH, CHIEF JUDGE: CR-25-103. Jarion Robinson v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Murphy, JJ., agree.
CV-24-623. Victoria McBride v. Andrew McBride, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Murphy, JJ., agree.
RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON, JUDGE: CR-24-681. Martha Johnson v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Rebriefing ordered; motion to withdraw denied without prejudice. Gladwin and Barrett, JJ., agree.
CV-25-212. Diana Coleman v. Youth Home, Inc., from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Gladwin and Barrett, JJ., agree.
BART F. VIRDEN, JUDGE: CR-24-545. Christopher Carter v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Affirmed; remanded to strike illegal sentence enhancement. Klappenbach, C.J., and Murphy, J., agree.
BRANDON J. HARRISON, JUDGE: CR-25-112. Terry Leroy Long v. State of Arkansas, from Sharp County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Tucker and Thyer, JJ., agree.
CASEY R. TUCKER, JUDGE: CR-25-86. Benjamin Sherman v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Harrison and Thyer, JJ., agree.
CV-23-738. Donald Fondren v. Adrienne Fondren, from Pope County Circuit Court. Affirmed on direct appeal; reversed and remanded in part and affirmed in part on cross-appeal. Harrison and Thyer, JJ., agree.
ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 CASEY R. TUCKER, JUDGE: (continued) CV-24-736. Theresa Marshall v. Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services – Driver Control, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Affirmed. Harrison and Thyer, JJ., agree.
STEPHANIE POTTER BARRETT, JUDGE: CR-25-23. Calvin Harrison v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit Court. Dismissed. Abramson and Gladwin, JJ., agree.
CR-25-157. William Hoover v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Gladwin, JJ., agree.
CINDY GRACE THYER, JUDGE: CR-25-129. Amanda Marie Adair v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Harrison and Tucker, JJ., agree.
WENDY SCHOLTENS WOOD, JUDGE: CR-25-60. Jasmine Leigh Chambers v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hixson and Brown, JJ., agree.
CV-25-280. Cierra Jackson and Jeffery Hall v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; motion to withdraw granted; reversed and remanded in part. Hixson and Brown, JJ., agree.
KENNETH S. HIXSON, JUDGE: CR-25-50. Darius Hill v. State of Arkansas, from Grant County Circuit Court. Affirmed; remanded to correct the sentencing order. Wood and Brown, JJ., agree.
MIKE MURPHY, JUDGE: CR-25-224. Cody Gatewood v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Klappenbach, C.J., and Virden, J., agree.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 MIKE MURPHY, JUDGE: (continued) CV-24-488. BFT Rental, LLC v. Arkansas State Highway Commission, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Klappenbach, C.J., and Virden, J., agree.
WAYMOND M. BROWN, JUDGE: CR-25-176. Terry Michael Wesley v. State of Arkansas, from Hempstead County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Wood and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CV-24-378. Downtown Texarkana, LLC v. Graylee Construction and Demolition, LLC; and City of Texarkana, Arkansas, from Miller County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Wood and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CV-24-597. Risie Howard, Special Administratix for the Estate of Mrs. George Howard, Jr. v. Baptist Health a/k/a Baptist Health Home Health Network; Diamond Risk Insurance Co., L.L.C.; John Harris, M.D.; Leah Willett, BSN, RN, Individually; Alicia Brucks, SLP, Individually; and Brandy M. Cantwell, PT, Individually, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eleventh Division. Affirmed. Wood and Hixson, JJ., agree.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR-24-394. Ryan Vernon v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion to file belated pro se points for reversal is granted. Tendered pro se points for reversal filed this date.
CV-25-258. Sherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, Inc.; Nursing Consultants, Inc.; and Michael Morton v. Dana Witkowski, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alma Gennings, and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Alma Gennings, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Motion of Emily Towe to withdrawal as counsel for appellee is granted. Virden and Harrison, JJ., not participating.
CV-25-390. Stephen Cook v. Caroline Cook, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Ninth Division. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal because of lack of jurisdiction is denied. Tucker and Murphy, JJ., not participating.
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 to require appellees to re-plead in conformation to appellate rules and grant the estate fifteen days from the filing of any amended appellee brief in which to reply and incorporated brief is denied.
CV-25-625. J. David John v. Megan Marie Bolinder, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se combined motion to supplement the record under rule 6(e); to correct the record under rule 6(c) and to strike exhibit 9 (flash drive) as unretrievable and unauthenticated is moot.
CV-25-625. J. David John v. Megan Marie Bolinder, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal is granted. Appeal dismissed.
CV-25-625. J. David John v. Megan Marie Bolinder, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion for sanctions is granted. Appellee’s motion for attorney’s fees is due by February 11, 2026. Appellant’s response to appellee’s motion for attorney’s fees is due by February 18, 2026.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-25-688. Erik Rosenlof v. Jenny Rosenlof, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Appellee’s motion for partial dismissal of appeal is denied. Klappenbach, C.J., and Wood, J., would grant. Harrison and Thyer, JJ., not participating.
CV-25-776. Eddie Chavez v. City of Springdale, from Washington County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion to file belated brief is moot.
CV-25-788. Jerry Lizzetta Johnson v. Charles Frederick Johnson, from Miller County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion to correct and supplement the record and to compel production of audio recordings is denied. Barrett, J., not participating. Appellant’s brief is due in forty days (March 16, 2026).
CV-25-817. Steven Erwin v. Megan Robinson, from Garland County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal is denied. Klappenbach, C.J., and Hixson, J., would grant. Harrison, J., not participating.
CV-25-817. Steven Erwin v. Megan Robinson, from Garland County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to dismiss as moot appellee’s motion to dismiss and cross-appeal is moot. Harrison, J., not participating.
CV-25-817. Steven Erwin v. Megan Robinson, from Garland County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to supplement the partial record is granted. Harrison, J., not participating.
CV-26-18. Harrison Chambers; Edgar Galdamez-Calderon; and Jose Avila Eucida v. Legacy REI Properties, LLC, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Appellants’ motion to remand for want of a final order and for extension of time. Appeal dismissed without prejudice.
E-25-106. Willie Davis v. Director et al., from the Arkansas Board of Review. Appellant’s pro se motion to appeal late is denied.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITION FOR REHEARING: CR-23-821. Kenneth Steward v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. ********************************************* CR-22-814. Matthew David Kimery v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for reconsideration of recall of mandate.
CR-25-599. Orlando Remon Stegall v. State of Arkansas, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Appellant’s motion to supplement the record.
CR-26-37. Michael Roland v. State of Arkansas, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for belated appeal.
CR-26-37. Michael Roland v. State of Arkansas, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se amended motion for belated appeal.
CR-26-43. Samuel Dale Burk v. State of Arkansas, from Pope County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to seal the record.
CV-25-355. Kroger Dedicated Logistic, Inc.; Kroger Limited Partnership I; and Demetrus Brooks v. Joe Lang; Sheryl Lang; Dwight D. Slater; Ozark Motor Lines, Inc.; Five Rivers Trucking; Bung Di; and Naw Seng Di, from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Motion of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association to file brief amicus curiae.
CV-25-553. Virginia Tate v. Phillips County, Arkansas; Erma Davis; and Shannon Williams, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to remand for want of a final order and for extension of time.
CV-25-646. Bridget Holmes-Mergucz v. Georgia Holmes, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to modify previous extension order granted to pro se appellant.
CV-25-689. Arkansas Real Estate Commission v. Donna Jean Harrisberger, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Appellant’s motion to remand to supplement the record.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CV-25-719. S3 Enterprises, Inc.; Linda Hicks Murphy; Roger Hicks, Jr.; Marian Hicks Dudley; and Jacquelyn Hicks Dennis v. Gloria McFadden, from Hempstead County Circuit Court. Appellants’ motion to supplement the record and incorporated authority.
CV-25-719. S3 Enterprises, Inc.; Linda Hicks Murphy; Roger Hicks, Jr.; Marian Hicks Dudley; and Jacquelyn Hicks Dennis v. Gloria McFadden, from Hempstead County Circuit Court. Appellants’ second motion for extension of time to file brief and incorporated authority.
CV-25-767. (In the Matter of the Estate of David Simpson, Deceased) Andrew Simpson v. Larry Porter and Theresa Porter, from Ashley County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion to consolidate.
CV-25-767. (In the Matter of the Estate of David Simpson, Deceased) Andrew Simpson v. Larry Porter and Theresa Porter, from Ashley County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for leave to amend complaint to include conspiracy claim.
CV-25-784. Stacy Imhof v. Stefanie Imhof, from Cleburne County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for belated appeal.
CV-26-47. Marcus McHenry v. State of Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration; and State of Arkansas Office of Child Support Enforcement, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eleventh Division. Appellant’s pro se petition to proceed in forma pauperis.
CV-26-58. Glenda Lurry v. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Appellant’s pro se motion for rule on clerk, motion for belated appeal, and motion for permission to add new evidence.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 CASES SUBMITTED CV-24-85. Fred N. Bollinger d/b/a FNB Farms; Fred N. Bollinger, Jr.; Bollinger Lone Oak, Inc.; and Bollinger Partners, Inc. v. Farm Credit Midsouth, PCA, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Orally argued.
CR-25-84. Heather Scallion v. State of Arkansas, from Boone County Circuit Court. CR-25-160. Christopher Bewley v. State of Arkansas, from Pope County Circuit Court. CR-25-195. James Sydney Humes v. State of Arkansas, from Lawrence County Circuit Court.
CR-25-299. Zoe Jackson v. State of Arkansas, from Miller County Circuit Court. CV-24-47. Madiha Shahid v. Asif Masood, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifteenth Division.
CV-24-801. Paul Oliver v. Melissa Oliver, from Benton County Circuit Court. CV-25-14. Jamarie Miller; and Joshua Miller, as Next Friend of Minor Child v. David Clark, from St. Francis County Circuit Court.
CV-25-31. Daniel Dahner v. Susan Wakefield and Kelli Larue, from Garland County Circuit Court.
CV-25-165. (In the Matter of the Guardianship of Minor Children) Landry Kamdem Kamdem v. Carine Kamdem Kamdem, from White County Circuit Court.
CV-25-232. Destiny Weatherly and Christopher Weatherly v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Grant County Circuit Court.
CV-25-284. Jonathan Mohler v. Crosscreek Ranch, LLC; Robert A. Young Properties; and Midwest Insurance Co., from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission.
The following cases are appeals from the Arkansas Board of Review. E-25-132. Shelia M. Roberts v. Director et al.
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2026 CASES SUBMITTED E-25-133. Zena Green v. Director et al. E-25-134. Jaimee Piker v. Director et al. E-25-135. Mark Cheesbro v. Director et al. E-25-136. Lesa Goodwin v. Director et al. E-25-137. Josie Crumby v. Director et al. E-25-143. Douglas Cox v. Director et al. E-25-144. Keondra Everett v. Director et al. E-25-145. Michelle Rogers v. Director et al. E-25-146. William Lever v. Director et al. E-25-147. Lorie Willhite v. Director et al. E-25-148. Timothy D. Peterson v. Director et al.
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