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ARK.] 181 Carol ROSS v. STATE of Arkansas; Mark Singson v. State of Arkansas; Gil Landers d/b/a Big Daddy's Pawn Shop, Linda Stewart v. Ken James; Quinton Lee Handy v. State of Arkansas; Deborah Rouse v. State of Arkansas; Alexander Davison v. State of Arkansas; Alexander Davison v. State of Arkansas CR 01-177; CR 01-268; CR 01-269; CR 00-1445; CR 01-336; CR 01-348; CR 01-342 44 S.W3d 336 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 31, 2001 CONTEMPT - HEARING - APPOINTMENT OF MASTER. - The supreme court appointed a master to conduct a contempt hearing and directed him to make findings of fact to be filed with the court. Appointment of Master. Jeff Rosenzweig, for appellant Carol Ross. Julia B. Jackson, Public Defender Conflicts, for appellant Mark Singson. Josh E. McHughes, for appellant Gil Landers et al. William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender, by: Deborah Sallings, Deputy Public Defender, for appellants Quinton Lee Handy, Deborah Rouse, and Alexander Davison. No response. ER CURIAM. On May 17, 2001, we issued an order for P Madeline McClure, court reporter, to appear before this court at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, May 24, 2001, to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court for failure to comply in a timely manner with the command of the Writs of Certiorari issued in the above-styled actions. [1] Madeline McClure appeared on May 24, 2001. At that time, she entered a plea of not guilty and requested a hearing.
182 [345 Therefore, we appoint the Honorable John Lineberger as a master to conduct the hearing. After the hearing, we direct the master to make findings of fact and file them with the court. Upon receiving the master's findings, we will decide whether Madeline McClure should be held in contempt.
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