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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 9, 2014 JIM HANNAH, CHIEF JUSTICE CV-13-1037. Jose Eduardo Ballesteros v. Tyler Roney, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed. DONALD L. CORBIN, JUSTICE CR-13-1067. Jeremy Clay Thompson v. State of Arkansas, from Saline County Circuit Court. Reversed and dismissed. Baker and Goodson, JJ., concur. JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, JUSTICE CR-14-59. Bryant E. Turner v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. CR-14-347. Kevin McMiller v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. PER CURIAM OPINIONS CR-13-125. Marl K. Gray v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Order affirmed as modified. CR-13-293 . Brendon Barton v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Affirmed. CR-13-971. Billy Wayne Stewart v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. CV-13-114. Jessie Hill v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. CV-13-893. Larry Hugh Tyson v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Dismissed.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 9, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDERS REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases. 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-14-761. Michael E. Childers v. State of Arkansas, from Conway County Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk and motion to be relieved as counsel. Motions granted. Baker, Goodson, and Hart, JJ., dissent. See per curiam this date. CR-14-794. Donald D. Dickey v. State of Arkansas, from Izard County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari is granted. CR-14-818. John Chad Griffin v. State of Arkansas, from Clark County Circuit Court. Motion to withdraw as attorney on direct appeal. Motion 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. State Defendants-Appellants’ motion to stay proceedings is denied. Special Justice Robert McCorkindale agrees. Hoofman, J., not participating. CV-14-585. James Tree and Crane Service, Inc., and Roger Williams v. Terri Fought, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Appellants’ second motion for additional time is granted for sixty days. Final extension. 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. Appellees’ motion for expedited ruling on motion to dismiss interlocutory appeal is denied. CV-14-753. Brian Richardson and Mary Dillard, Individually, and on Behalf of Citizens for Local Rights v. Mark Martin, Secretary of State, et al., an Original Action. Petitioner’s motion for reconsideration of order granting Respondent Secretary of State’s motion to strike affidavit is denied. (Proceedings of October 8, 2014)

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 9, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-14-786 . Ola Rose Gafford and Randy Gafford v. Allstate Insurance Company, an Original Action from the United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division. Request to certify question of law. Certified question accepted. See per curiam this date. Danielson, J., not participating. CV-14-795. Jane Powell v. Terry Allen Yarbrough, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellant’s motion to consolidate or adopt is denied. CV-14-808. Terry Yarbrough v. Jane Powell, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellant’s motion for protective order to restrict access is granted. CV-14-808. Terry Yarbrough v. Jane Powell, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk is granted. CV-14-808. Terry Yarbrough v. Jane Powell, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellee's motion to consolidate is denied. CV-14-827. Our Community, Our Dollars v. David Bullock et al., from Saline County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for decision on the briefs is denied. CR-14-700 . Androus Hall v. State of Arkansas, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for belated appeal. Motion treated as motion for rule on clerk and denied. See per curiam this date. CR-14-705. Terry Hayes v. Hon. William A. Storey, Circuit Judge, from Washington County Circuit Court. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Dismissed. CV-12-728. Corey Sanders v. William Straughn, Warden, Maximum Security Unit; Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Pro se petition for rehearing. Denied.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 9, 2014 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITION FOR REVIEW: CV-14-765. Tara Brooks Harris v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Tenth Division. ****************************** CR-13-438. Edward Thompson III v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Unopposed motion to file a supplemental abstract and substituted brief. CR-14-812. Beth's Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Honorable Judge Leon Johnson, Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, First Division; Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General; Larry Crane, Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk; Larry Jegley, Prosecutor for Pulaski County; Buddy Villines, Pulaski County Judge; and Pulaski County Quorum Court, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Petition for writ of certiorari and/or petition for writ of mandamus. CR-14-820. Beth's Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Honorable Judge Chris Piazza, Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, Second Division; Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General; Larry Crane, Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk; Larry Jegley, Prosecutor for Pulaski County; Buddy Villines, Pulaski County Judge; and Pulaski County Quorum Court, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Petition for writ of certiorari and/or petition for writ of mandamus. CR-14-833. Robert Holland v. State of Arkansas, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Motion to be relieved as attorney for appellant and stay briefing schedule. CV-13-995. Alltel Corporation and Alltel Communications, Inc. v. Pete Rosenow, Individually, and on Behalf of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons, from Saline County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to stay the mandate and incorporated memorandum of authorities. CV-14-594. Anderson's Taekwondo Center Camp Positive, Inc., et al. v. Landers Auto Group No. 1, Inc., d/b/a Landers Toyota et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Appellees’ motion to file supplemental brief on the partial reversal and remand on the promissory estoppel issue.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 9, 2014 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CV-14-613. Frank Okoli v. Lucy M. Chukwu, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Motion to file a belated appeal. CV-14-613. Frank Okoli v. Lucy M. Chukwu, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Motion to supplement the record on appeal. 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’ joint motion to dismiss appeal. CV-14-813. Darrell W. Day v. Angela D. Day, from Franklin County Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 9, 2014 CASES SUBMITTED CV-14-753. Brian Richardson and Mary Dillard, Individually, and on Behalf of Citizens for Local Rights v. Mark Martin, Secretary of State, Linda Bowlin and J. Ross Jones, Individually, and on Behalf of Let Arkansas Decide, an Original Action. Orally argued. CV-14-137. Arkansas State Claims Commission et al. v. Duit Construction Company, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Orally argued. CV-14-264. Krystal Bohannon v. Edward Robinson, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. CV-14-391. Jefferson County Election Commission, Patricia Johnson, Jefferson County Clerk; Ted Davis, Chairman, Jefferson County Election Commission; Stu Soffer, Commissioner, Jefferson County Election Commission; Cynthia Sims, Commissioner, Jefferson County Election Commission; Will Fox, Election Coordinator v. Deborah "Debe" Hollingsworth, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. CV-14-612. Tonia Ingle v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Washington County Circuit Court.