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160 [374 Erica James ROPER v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT of HUMAN SERVICES 08-893 286 S.W3d 676 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 4, 2008 MOTIONS - DEPENDENCY-NEGLECT CASES - APPELLANT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ARX. SUP. CT. R. 6-9(g) MOTION DENIED. Appellant's motion for extension of time to supplement and file the complete record was denied because appellant requested an extension of forty-five days when an extension of no more than seven days is allowed, and the request failed to include the required court reporter affidavit. Motion for Extension of Time to Supplement and File the Complete Record; denied. Teresa L. Bloodman, for appellant. No response. ER CURIAM. [1] Appellant Erica Roper moves this court pfor an extension of time to supplement and file the record in this dependency-neglect case. Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9(g) discusses extensions for completion of the record in dependency-neglect cases: Only one extension for completion of the record and only one extension per party for submission of the petition shall be granted upon a showing of manifest injustice and only for a period of no more than seven (7) days. If the request is based on the court reporter's inability to complete the transcript, it must be supported by an affidavit of the reporter specifying why the transcript has not been completed. In the present case, Roper requests an extension of forty-five days when an extension of no more than seven days is allowed and fails to include the required court reporter affidavit. The motion is denied.
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