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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 JIM HANNAH, CHIEF JUSTICE CV-13-1055. John Skylar (Sky) Tapp, Arkansas Bar No. 76123 v. Stark Ligon, Executive Director of the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, from the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, Panel A. Affirmed. PAUL E. DANIELSON, JUSTICE CV-13-995. Alltel Corporation and Alltel Communications, Inc. v. Peter Rosenow, Individually and on Behalf of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons, from Saline County Circuit Court. Affirmed on direct appeal; cross-appeal moot. Baker, Goodson, and Hoofman, JJ., dissent. KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE CV-13-1048. William Curtis v. Michael Lemna and New Champions Golf & Country Club, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Affirmed; court of appeals' opinion vacated. Hannah, C.J., and Corbin and Danielson, JJ., dissent. PER CURIAM OPINIONS CR-13-751. Charles Schrader v. State of Arkansas, from Greene County Circuit Court. Affirmed. CR-13-1016 . Louis Ricardo Butler v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Affirmed.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDERS REVIEW GRANTED: Petition for review was granted today in the following case. CV-14-594. Anderson's Taekwondo Center Camp Positive, Inc., and Richard Anderson v. Landers Auto Group No. 1, Inc., d/b/a Landers Toyota; Steve Landers, Sr.; Steve Landers, Jr.; and Scott Landers, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Hannah, C.J., and Corbin, J., would deny. ****************************** CR-13-721 . Richard Ralph Conte v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Remanded to settle and supplement the record; rebriefing ordered. See per curiam this date. CV-14-576. Fort Smith School District, Greenwood School District, Alma School District, and Van Buren School District v. Deer/Mt. Judea School District and Mike Beebe, Governor, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Motion for expedited consideration is denied. CR-11-1161. Joseph Chunestudy v. State of Arkansas, from Greene County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for photocopy of transcripts at public expense. Motion denied. CR-14-407. Jerry Dewayne Savage v. State of Arkansas, from Ashley County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for rule on clerk and pro se motion for production of record and extension of time. Motion for rule on clerk granted; motion for production of record and extension of time treated as motion for access to record on appeal and granted; brief due forty days from the date of this per curiam. (Record to be returned when brief is submitted). CR-14-534. Sergio Andrade-Martinez v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for extension of time to file brief. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. See per curiam this date. CV-12-1062. James Edward Smith v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Petition treated as motion to file a belated petition for rehearing and denied.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDERS In Re Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Security and Emergency Preparedness. See per curiam this date. Honorable Gordon McCain, Circuit Judge of Russellville, and Cleburne County Judge Jerry Holmes of Heber Springs are appointed to the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Security and Emergency Preparedness for three-year terms to expire on September 30, 2017. The court thanks them for their willingness to serve on this important committee. We express our gratitude to Circuit Judge Charles Clawson of Conway and Arkansas County Judge Sonny Cox of DeWitt, whose terms have expired, for their valuable service to the committee.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CR-09-315. Armon Houston v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Motion for release and retention of exhibits from appeal transcript. CR-11-336. Brian Nelson v. State of Arkansas, from Grant County Circuit Court. Motion for reconsideration. CR-14-752. Walter Howard Thrasher v. Hon. Marcia R. Hearnsberger, Circuit Judge, from Garland County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of mandamus. CR-14-761. Michael Childers v. State of Arkansas, from Conway County Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk. CR-14-761. Michael Childers v. State of Arkansas, from Conway County Circuit Court. Motion to be relieved as attorney for appellant. CV-13-1133. Harold W. Planchon v. Local Police & Fire Retirement System, from Washington County Circuit Court. Appellant's motion for revivor and substitution and motion for reassignment for the purpose of this motion only to the Arkansas Supreme Court, or alternatively to remand to circuit court for entry of an order of revivor and substitution, and to stay briefing schedule. CV-14-39. Bayer AG; Bayer Cropscience AG; Bayer Bioscience NV; Bayer Cropscience LP; and Bayer Corporation v. BASF Corporation; BASF Agrochemical Products B.V.; BASF Plant Science LP; BASF Plant Science GMBH; and BASF SE, from Arkansas County Circuit Court, Northern District. Joint motion to dismiss appeal. CV-14-559. Dana Carol Abraham, M.D. and Gary Hooker v. Joseph M. Beck, Chairman, and Arkansas State Medical Board, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Appellants’ motion to correct the record.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 CASES SUBMITTED CR-13-698. Daniel R. Klosky v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. CR-13-1074. Earl Delmar Pigg v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford County Circuit Court. CV-13-962. Jasper School District No. 1 of Newton County; Kerry Saylors, Individually, and in His Capacity as Superintendent of Jasper School District; and Wanda Mann, Individually, and in Her Capacity as Assistant Superintendent of Jasper School District v. Anita Cooper, from Johnson County Circuit Court. Opinions are available on the internet at http://courts.arkansas.gov