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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 2, 2014 JIM HANNAH, CHIEF JUSTICE CR-13-698. Daniel R. Klosky, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Baker, Goodson, and Hart, JJ., dissent. CV-13-499. Billy Ray Hale v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction; State of Arkansas, from Lee County Circuit Court. Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus reversed; writ of habeas corpus issued; remanded to the Lee County Circuit Court with instructions. COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, JUSTICE CR-14-4. Zeckeya Kenya Perry v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Affirmed. PER CURIAM OPINIONS CV-13-26. David Lee Lewis v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. CV-13-954. James Avery Holliday v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Affirmed.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 2, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR-13-872.Don Airsman, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Hempstead County Circuit Court. Motion to file substituted appellee's brief is granted. CR-14-5.Stanley Carter v. State of Arkansas, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Unopposed motion to supplement the record is granted.CR-14-548. Heather Swain v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Motion for non-conforming brief is granted. CR-14-742.Israel Todd Watson v. State of Arkansas, from Miller County Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk. Remanded to the circuit court for findings of fact on attorney error; clerk directed to accept appeal. See per curiam this date. CR-14-783.Kamran Tyshun Jackson v. State of Arkansas, from Conway County Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk and motion to be relieved as counsel. Motions granted. See per curiam this date. CV-14-427. Nathaniel Smith, MD, MPH, et al. v. M. Kendall Wright et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Motion of Anthony B. Taylor, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, for leave to file an amicus brief in support of appellants is granted. Hoofman, J., not participating. CV-14-456.Linda J. Earls and Tony L. Earls v. Harvest Credit Management VI-B, LLC, from Greene County Circuit Court. Motion of Unifund CCR Partners for leave to file amicus curiae brief is granted. CV-14-456.Linda J. Earls and Tony L. Earls v. Harvest Credit Management VI-B, LLC, from Greene County Circuit Court. Motion of Citibank, N.A., successor in interest to Citibank (South Dakota) N.A., for leave to file amicus curiae brief in support of appellee Harvest Credit Management VI-B, LLC, is granted. CV-14-456.Linda J. Earls and Tony L. Earls v. Harvest Credit Management VI-B, LLC, from Van Buren County Circuit Court. Appellee's motion for leave to file supplemental brief is granted. CV-14-456.Linda J. Earls and Tony L. Earls v. Harvest Credit Management VI-B, LLC, from Van Buren County Circuit Court. Appellants’ motion for leave to file supplemental brief is granted. CV-14-564.Johnny Paul Dodson v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Motion to dismiss is granted.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 2, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-14-753.Brian Richardson and Mary Dillard, Individually, and on Behalf of Citizens for Local Rights v. Mark Martin, Secretary of State, and Linda Bowling and J. Ross Jones, Individually, and on Behalf of Let Arkansas Decide. Respondent Secretary of State’s motion to strike affidavit is granted. CV-14-777.Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and David Wayne Jackson v. Herman Brown, from Fulton County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari is denied without prejudice. CV-14-796.George Pritchett, Cliff Jackson, and Robert Driggers v. Lance Spicer, in His Official Capacity as City Clerk of the City of Hot Springs and Garland County Election Commission, from Garland County Circuit Court. Appellants’ motion for clarification and for expedited and simultaneous briefing schedule. Motion for clarification is granted; petition for mandamus is denied; petition for expedited and simultaneous briefing schedule is denied. Hoofman, J., not participating. CV-14-806.Jackson Thomas Stephens, Jr. v. Mark Martin, Secretary of State et al., an Original Action. Objection to motion to intervene and motion for reconsideration is denied. CV-14-826.David Librace and David Friedeberg v. Henry Overton, Immanuel’s Rescue Mission, Bountiful Harvest, and Body of Christ, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Motion for emergency motion for rule on clerk is denied. Motion to proceed in forma pauperis is moot.(Proceedings of September 29, 2014) CV-14-827.Our Community, Our Dollars v. David Bullock et al., from Saline County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for expedited appeal and for accelerated consecutive briefing schedule is granted. Appellant’s brief due October 3, 2014; appellees’ brief due October 7, 2014; appellant’s reply brief due October 9, 2014.Oral argument granted for October 23, 2014, at 9:00 a.m.(Proceedings of October 1, 2014) CV-14-827.Our Community, Our Dollars v. David Bullock et al., from Saline County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to file non-conforming record is granted. (Proceedings of October 1, 2014) CV-14-827.Our Community, Our Dollars v. David Bullock et al., from Saline County Circuit Court. Appellees/Cross-Appellants’ reply brief due October 11, 2014.(Proceedings of October 1, 2014)

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 2, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR-95-148.Joseph O’Neal v. State of Arkansas, from Chicot County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for rule on clerk is denied. CR-13-131.Vincent James Hussey v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for extension of time to file petition for rehearing is denied. CR-13-504.James Girley v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Pro se motion to reinvest jurisdiction in the circuit court. Motion denied. CR-14-334.Terry Allen Dowdy v. State of Arkansas, from Greene County Circuit Court. Pro se motions for bond pending appeal and for leave to file belated reply brief are denied. CV-12-914.Willie Gaster Davis, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Desha County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for leave to file belated response to petition for rehearing is denied. CV-12-914.Willie Gaster Davis, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Desha County Circuit Court. Appellee’s petition for rehearing is denied. CV-14-690.Kenny James Travis, Jr. v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction; William Straugh, Warden, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for rule on clerk 2-2 and belated appeal. Motion treated as motion for belated appeal and denied. See per curiam this date.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 2, 2014 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITIONS FOR REVIEW: CR-14-778. Courtney Ellen Tiller v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. CV-14-773. Motor Cars of Nashville, Inc. v. Chris Roy Chronister, from Pope County Circuit Court. ****************************** CR-14-794. Donald D. Dickey v. State of Arkansas, from Izard County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari. CR-14-802. Tracy Land Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Union County Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk. CR-14-818. John Chad Griffin v. State of Arkansas, from Clark County Circuit Court. Motion to withdraw as attorney on direct appeal. CV-14-585. James Tree and Crane Service, Inc. and Roger Williams v. Terri Fought, from Pulaski County Circuit Court. Appellant’s second motion for additional time. CV-14-618. Diamante, a Private Membership Golf Club, LLC v. Gary Dyer, Linda Dyer and DC Member Group, Inc., from Saline County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion for expedited ruling on motion to dismiss interlocutory appeal. CV-14-795. Jane Powell v. Terry Allen Yarbrough, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellant’s motion to consolidate or adopt. CV-14-808. Terry Yarbrough v. Jane Powell, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellant’s motion for protective order to restrict access. CV-14-808. Terry Yarbrough v. Jane Powell, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellee's motion to consolidate. CV-14-808. Terry Yarbrough v. Jane Powell, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 2, 2014 CASES SUBMITTED CV-14-462. Mark Martin, Secretary of State, et al. v. Freedom Kohls et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court. Orally argued. CR-14-59. Bryant E. Turner v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. CV-13-986. Nancy Millsap, as the Special Administrator of the Estate of Robert Nash, deceased v. Victor Williams, M.D., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Ninth Division. CV-13-1037. Jose Ballesteros v. Tyler Roney, from Benton County Circuit Court. CV-14-10. Charles Smith et al. v. Gloria Daniel, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division.