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PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH 14, 2013
JIM HANNAH, CHIEF JUSTICE:
12-911. Dr. Rhonda Coleman v. City of Pine Bluff; City of Pine Bluff Planning Commission;
Pine Bluff City Council; Carl Redus, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Mayor of
Pine Bluff; Irene Holcomb, Thelma Walker, Charles Boyd, Wayne Easterly, Glen Brown,
Bill Brumett, and Janice L. Roberts, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as
Members and Aldermen of the Pine Bluff City Council, from Jefferson Circuit. Affirmed.
KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE:
11-570. Jeremy Kennedy v. Richard Morales and Greg Ivey, from Jackson Circuit. Affirmed.
12-835. John R. Lambert, II v. LQ Management, L.L.C., an Original Action from the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Certified question answered.
COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, JUSTICE:
12-476. Amanda Marie Scudder v. Raylinia Ramsey, from Jackson Circuit. Affirmed in part;
reversed in part; reversed and remanded in part. Hart, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.
CLIFF HOOFMAN, JUSTICE:
CR12-851. Daniel Pedraza v. Circuit Court of Drew County, from Drew Circuit. Petition for
writ of certiorari denied. Hart, J., concurs.
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PER CURIAM ORDERS
REHEARINGS DENIED: Petitions for rehearing were denied today in the following cases.
CR12-568. State of Arkansas v. Robert M. Allen, from Garland Circuit. Danielson, Goodson,
and Hoofman, JJ., would grant.
12-283. St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center and Catholic Health Initiatives. v. Edgar
Shelton and Clara Shelton, from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division. Danielson, Baker, and Hart,
JJ., would grant.
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REVIEW GRANTED: Petition for review was granted today in the following case.
12-1094. Robert Sullivan, Mayor; City of McRae, Arkansas; Wayland Bradford et al. v. Mary
Coney, from White Circuit.
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REVIEW DENIED: Petition for review was denied today in the following case.
12-1103. Ann Marvin Carnell v. Arkansas Elder Outreach of Little Rock, Inc., from
Crittenden Circuit.
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CR12-568. State of Arkansas v. Robert M. Allen, from Garland Circuit. Request of Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission for permission to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of
appellant's petition for rehearing is denied. Danielson and Goodson, JJ., would grant.
CR12-568. State of Arkansas v. Robert M. Allen, from Garland Circuit. Appellee's motion
to strike the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's motion for permission to file a brief as
amicus curiae is moot. Danielson and Goodson, JJ., would deny.
12-252. Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System et al. v. Jo West Taylor, from Pulaski
Circuit, Sixth Division. Appellants' motion to tax costs. Amended mandate assessing costs
issued this date. Hoofman, J., not participating.
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PER CURIAM ORDERS
CA12-742. Barton Land Services, Inc., et al. v. Seeco, Inc., et al., from Van Buren Circuit.
Appellants' motion to transfer to Supreme Court is granted. Request for oral argument is
denied. Baker, J., not participating.
13-43. Glenda Johnson et al. v. Hattie Nash, from Hempstead Circuit. Appellants' motion to
dismiss appeal without prejudice is granted.
13-166. Marcos R. Wise v. Yolanda Smiley-Edmondson, from Pulaski Circuit, Tenth
Division. Motion to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
13-177. Bettye Adams, Arkansas Bar No. 98196 v. Stark Ligon, Executive Director, Supreme
Court Committee on Professional Conduct, an Original Action. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). Petition for surrender of law license granted, with direction
to the Clerk to remove the attorney's name from the registry of attorneys licensed to practice
law in the State of Arkansas.
13-179. Jamie Metz Sweeney, Arkansas Bar No. 2008057 v. Stark Ligon, Executive Director,
Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, an Original Action. Petition for
voluntary surrender of license (resignation). Petition for surrender of law license granted,
with direction to the Clerk to remove the attorney's name from the registry of attorneys
licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas.
CR93-284. Gary Cloird a/k/a Saba Ka Makkali v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson Circuit.
Pro se motion for rule on clerk is denied.
CR11-1267. Marcus W. Fields v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith
District. Pro se appellant's motion to file a belated petition for rehearing. Motion denied. See
per curiam this date.
CR12-431. Patrick Lavell Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring Circuit. Pro se
motions for extension of time in which to file brief and to supplement record. Motions to
supplement record granted in part, denied in part, and moot in part; appeal dismissed; motion
for extension of time moot. See per curiam this date.
CR12-773. James W. Wedgeworth v. State of Arkansas, from Union Circuit. Appellant's pro
se motion for extension of time to file brief. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. See per curiam
this date.
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CR12-891. Frank Watts II v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division. Pro se
petition for rehearing is denied.
CR12-1033. Cornelious Paige v. Hon. David L. Reynolds, Circuit Judge, from Faulkner
Circuit. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Petition moot. See per curiam this date.
12-749. Danny Lee Hooper v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction,
from Jefferson Circuit. Pro se petition for rehearing treated as motion for reconsideration and
denied.
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MOTIONS SUBMITTED
PETITION FOR REHEARING:
CR12-621. Alfonso Villanueva v. State of Arkansas, from Washington Circuit.
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PETITIONS FOR REVIEW:
12-1114. Bradley Perkins and Judy Perkins v. Warren O. Henry and Joyce B. Henry, from
Lonoke Circuit.
12-1132. Vasundara V. Varadan and Vijay K. Varadan v. Tom Pagnozzi, from Washington
Circuit.
12-1134. Ralph Van Cleve, June Van Cleve, and River Cities Aviation, Inc. v. City of North
Little Rock and North Little Rock Airport Commission, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division.
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CR12-475. Steven J. Russell v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division.
Appellee's motion to dismiss appeal.
CR12-721. Billy Dale Green v. State of Arkansas, from Randolph Circuit. Appellant's
motion to remand for ruling of the trial court and staying briefing schedule.
12-875. M. Jay Carter v. Ernie Cline et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division. Appellant's
motion to remand for lack of final order.
12-875. M. Jay Carter v. Ernie Cline et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division. Appellant's
motion for extension of time to file brief filed in conjunction with motion to remand for lack
of final order.
12-875. M. Jay Carter v. Ernie Cline et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division. Appellant's
motion for certiorari to complete the record.
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MOTIONS SUBMITTED
12-875. M. Jay Carter v. Ernie Cline et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division. Appellees'
motion to dismiss appeal with prejudice.
13-150. John Skylar Tapp v. Stark Ligon, Executive Director, Supreme Court Committee on
Professional Conduct, an Original Action. Petition for disbarment including request for
appointment of a special judge.
13-182. Deer/Mt. Judea School District v. Thomas W. Kimbrell, Commissioner, et al., from
Pulaski Circuit, Second Division. Appellant's motion to appoint special masters.
13-194. Meaghan Hassel Shearer, Arkansas Bar No. 2011085 v. Stark Ligon, Executive
Director, Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, an Original Action. Petition
for voluntary surrender of license (resignation).
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SUBMISSIONS
12-540. First Arkansas Bank & Trust, Trustee, et al. v. Gill, Elrod, Ragon, Owen & Sherman,
P.A., et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division. Argued orally.
CR12-501. Ashley Eugene Kaufman v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith
District.
CR12-623. Ralph Pruitt v. State of Arkansas, from Franklin Circuit, Northern District.
12-432. Blair Stautzenberger v. M. Duane Stautzenberger and Michael Stautzenberger, from
Benton Probate.
12-760. The Pyramid Life Insurance Company v. William Parsons and Holline Parsons, from
Crawford Circuit.
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