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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2012 JIM HANNAH, CHIEF JUSTICE: 12-385. Robert W. and Sue C. McWilliams v. Pope County Board of Equalization and Pope County Assessor, Karen Martin, in Her Official Capacity, from Pope Circuit. Affirmed. JIM GUNTER, JUSTICE: 12-36. Scott Blake v. Jonathan Shellstrom, Robin Whitten, and Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company, from Stone Circuit. Affirmed; Court of Appeals opinion vacated. PAUL E. DANIELSON, JUSTICE: 12-89. Tammye Hall v. Justin Hall, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourteenth Division. Motion to dismiss cross-appeal. Motion granted. COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, JUSTICE: CR12-304. Alonzo Watson v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division. Affirmed.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2012 PER CURIAM ORDERS REHEARING DENIED: Petition for rehearing was denied today in the following case. CR12-128. Anthony Oral Craigg v. State of Arkansas, from Washington Circuit. Appellant's counsel, Shelly H. Koehler and Lee D. Short, are referred to Committee on Professional Conduct. ***************************** REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases. CR12-907. Richard Stephen Federick v. State of Arkansas, from Saline Circuit. 12-787. Fayetteville Real Estate & Development, LLC v. Bradley D. Norwood and Christy A. Norwood, from Washington Circuit. 12-795. John Bolden v. Director et al., from Board of Review. ***************************** CR11-97. Bruce Wade Pennington v. State of Arkansas, from Poinsett Circuit. Entry of appearance and motion to stay appeal proceedings. Entry of appearance noted; motion to stay appeal proceedings denied. CR11-97. Bruce Wade Pennington v. State of Arkansas, from Poinsett Circuit. Motion for extension of brief time pending determination of motion to stay. Moot. CR12-475. Steven J. Russell, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division. Appellant's motion to file belated brief. Granted. See per curiam this date. CR12-792. State of Arkansas v. Bernard Kindall, from Pulaski Circuit, First Division. Appellant's motion for consolidation of appellate records is denied. CR12-792. State of Arkansas v. Bernard Kindall, from Pulaski Circuit, First Division. Appellant's motion for extension of brief time is granted. Brief due in thirty days.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2012 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR12-950. Thomas Rainey v. State of Arkansas, from Dallas Circuit. Petition for emergency writ of certiorari and emergency relief to complete the record. Sixty-day extension of time to lodge record is granted; petition for writ of certiorari in all other aspects is denied. Petition to proceed in forma pauperis and for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice. See Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 6-6(b). Motion of Teresa Bloodman to withdraw and be relieved as counsel on behalf of appellant is denied. (Proceedings of November 8, 2012) 10-127. Joe Louis Kelley v. Ray Hobbs, Director, and Shelli Maroney, Records Supervisor, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson Circuit. Motion to excuse party's presence on November 29, 2012, is granted. See per curiam this date. 12-799. Stark Ligon, Executive Director, Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct v. Michael R. Shahan, Arkansas Bar No. 93175, an Original Action. Petition to surrender law license granted; petition for disbarment moot. See per curiam this date. 12-928. Deborah M. Thorne v. Karen Combs Pritchard, Washington County Clerk and Ex Officio Circuit Clerk for Probate, from Washington Probate. Petition for writ of mandamus is denied. CR12-433. Chariell Ali Glaze v. Hon. David Reynolds, Circuit Judge, from Faulkner Circuit. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Remanded. See per curiam this date. Brown, J., not participating. CR12-674. Willie Munn v. State of Arkansas, from Howard Circuit. Appellee's motions to dismiss appeal for lack of jurisdiction and for extension of time to file brief and appellant's motion to supplement record. Appellee's motion to dismiss appeal granted; appellee's motion for extension of brief time and appellant's motion to supplement record moot. CR12-757. Jerry Lee Russell v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford Circuit. Appellee's motions to dismiss appeal and for extension of time to file brief and appellant's motion for appointment of counsel. Appellee's motion to dismiss appeal granted; appellee's motion for extension of brief time and appellant's motion for appointment of counsel moot. CR12-827. Detrick Croston v. Hon. Michael Maggio, Circuit Judge, from Faulkner Circuit. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus is denied. CR12-883. Jimmie Barker v. Hon. David N. Laser, Circuit Judge, from Crittenden Circuit. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Moot.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2012 PER CURIAM ORDERS 11-1164. Benjamin Eagle v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson Circuit. Pro se motion for extension of time to file brief moot. Appeal moot. In Re Adoption of Ark. R. Crim. P. 8.7 and Ark. R. Evid. 411 and other matters. See per curiam this date. Brown, Gunter, and Baker, JJ., dissent.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2012 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITION FOR REVIEW: CR12-838. Myrickki McClendon v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, First Division. ***************************** CR00-803. Timothy Lamont Howard v. State of Arkansas, from Little River Circuit. Motion of the Arkansas Federal Public Defender to withdraw as counsel for appellant. CR00-803. Timothy Lamont Howard v. State of Arkansas, from Little River Circuit. Motion of Patrick Benca to be substituted as counsel on behalf of appellant. CR12-933. Brandon Clark Fritts v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District. Motion of John Joplin to withdraw as attorney on behalf of appellant. 12-500. Porocel Corporation v. Circuit Court of Saline County, Arkansas, and Booker T. Washington, from Saline Circuit. Motion of Arkansas American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (Arkansas AFL-CIO) to file amicus curiae brief in support of respondent. 12-540. First Arkansas Bank & Trust,Trustee, et al. v. Gill, Elrod, Ragon, Owen & Sherman, P.A., et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division. Motion of appellees Gill, Elrod, Ragon, Owen and Sherman, P.A.; Christopher L. Travis, P.A.; and Christopher L. Travis for permission to file brief with additional pages of argument. 12-937. Thomas W. Thornton, Jr. v. Teresa A. Thornton, from Little River Circuit. Motion for rule on clerk. 12-947. Amado Mancia and Denise Maldonado v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Carroll Circuit, Eastern District. Motion for rule on clerk. 12-947. Amado Mancia and Denise Maldonado v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Carroll Circuit, Eastern District. Motion of Casey D. Copeland to withdraw as attorney for appellants.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2012 MOTIONS SUBMITTED 12-947. Amado Mancia and Denise Maldonado v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Carroll Circuit, Eastern District. Appellants' motion for anonymity. 12-954. Dedrick Logan v. Director et al., from Board of Review. Pro se motion for rule on clerk to file belated petition for review. 12-957. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company v. Stuart Parsons et al., and Honorable Mackie M. Pierce, Circuit Judge, from Pulaski Circuit, Seventeenth Division. Petition for writ of prohibition.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2012 CASES SUBMITTED CR12-63. Kevin Kyle Crouse v. State of Arkansas, from Crittenden Circuit. CR12-441. James Stewart v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division. 11-961. Frank B. Whitbeck et al. v. Jay Bradford, Successor in Interest to Mike Pickens, Insurance Commissioner for the State of Arkansas, in his Official Capacity as Receiver for Signature Life Insurance Company of America, from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division. 11-1266. Kenneth Smith, Jr. and Geraldean Smith, as Co-Special Administrators of the Estate of Mark Anthony Smith v. Rebsamen Medical Center, Inc., et al.; Richard Young, M.D.; and James Landry, M.D., from Pulaski Circuit, Sixth Division. 12-406. Debbie Tait, Kerry Jones, Leanna Lackey, and Leslia Winters v. Community First Trust Company and William L. Kerst, President, Trustee for the Fowler Family Trust, from Polk Circuit.