ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 30, 2015
COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, JUSTICE
CR-14-798. Robert G. Leeka v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit
Court. Reversed and remanded. Hannah, C.J., and Danielson, J., dissent.
PER CURIAM OPINION
CR-14-620. John W. Magness v. State of Arkansas, from Van Buren County Circuit
Court. Affirmed; motion denied.
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PER CURIAM ORDERS
REHEARING DENIED: Petition for rehearing was denied today in the following case.
CR-14-136. Naeem Rasul v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court,
Fourth Division.
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REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases.
CV-14-1038. Sue Poff v. James P. Elkins, M.D., and James P. Elkins, P.A., from Benton
County Circuit Court.
CV-14-1039. Champion Burks, Cody Burks, Chad Burks and Colton Burks v. Liberty
Bank of America, Estate of Merium Joy Burks, and Judy Moore, from Garland County
Circuit Court. Wynne, J., not participating.
CV-14-1044. Maria Estrada v. AERT, Inc., Employer & National Union Fire Insurance,
Carrier, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Wood, J., would grant.
Wynne, J., not participating.
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CR-14-1088. Fred Lee Williams v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court.
Motion for compliance with Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-3(h) and (i) is denied without prejudice.
Appellee’s brief due in thirty days. Danielson, Goodson and Wood, JJ., would grant.
CR-15-159. Tyrone Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First
Division. Notices of recent jurisdiction issue (suggestion of mootness) and motion for
brief time. Appeal dismissed. Hart and Wood, JJ., would grant.
CR-15-303.
Chad
Squyres
v.
State
of
Arkansas,
from
Pike
County
Circuit
Court.
Motion for rule on clerk is granted.
CV-13-919. John K. Kelly v. Christian Snowden Kelly, from Pulaski County Circuit
Court, Seventeenth Division. Appellant's motion to withdraw petition for rehearing is
granted. Special Justices Amy Grimes and Sean Keith agree. Baker and Wynne, JJ., not
participating.
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PER CURIAM ORDERS
CV-13-919. John K. Kelly v. Christian Snowden Kelly, from Pulaski County Circuit
Court, Seventeenth Division. Motion for release of bond is granted. Special Justices
Amy Grimes and Sean Keith agree. Baker and Wynne, JJ., not participating.
CV-14-585. James Tree and Crane Service, Inc., and Roger Williams v. Terri Fought,
from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Krystal Jones is appointed as
replacement certified court reporter. Record due in ninety days. Danielson, J., not
participating.
CV-14-784. Mikel Webster v. John Felts, Arkansas Parole Board Chairman, et al., from
Jefferson County Circuit Court. Appellees’ motion to dismiss appeal is granted.
CV-14-1072. David Patton, William Patton, and Mary Jones v. Dorothy Fulmer, from
Pulaski
County
Circuit
Court,
Twelfth
Division.
Krystal
Jones
is
appointed
as
replacement certified court reporter. Record due in ninety days. Danielson, J., not
participating.
CV-15-288. Domingo Barrios v. Federal Insurance Company, as Insurer for Heifer
Project International, a Charitable Non-Profit Organization; C. Douglas Smith in His
Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Directors of Heifer Project International;
Marcia
E.
Williams,
as
a
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
of
Heifer
Project
International, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. Motion for extension
of time to respond to motion to dismiss is granted.
CV-15-297. Henry L. Gomez, M.D., and Henry L. Gomez, M.D., P.A. v. Evelyn Dukes,
Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Jay Ren Peter-Latham Willis-
Dukes,
Deceased,
Ladeidra
Dukes,
and
Lorenzo
Willis,
from
Union
County
Circuit
Court. Petition for permission to appeal is denied.
D-15-306.
In
Re
Mark
Alan
Kennedy,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
2005294.
Petition
for
voluntary surrender of license (resignation). 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.
D-15-308.
In
Re
Farris
Eugene
Merritt,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
2001133.
Petition
to
surrender Arkansas law license. Granted. See per curiam this date.
D-15-315. In Re Nancy E. Hulen, Arkansas Bar No. 82171. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). 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.
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PER CURIAM ORDERS
D-15-316. In Re Charles M. Hulen, Arkansas Bar No. 74081. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). 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.
D-15-317.
In
Re
Donald
Wayne
Colson,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
2005166.
Petition
to
surrender Arkansas law license. Petition granted. See per curiam this date.
D-15-318. In Re Gustavo A. Heudebert, Arkansas Bar No. 2014106. Petition for
voluntary surrender of license (resignation). 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.
D-15-319. In Re Henry L. Tuck III, Arkansas Bar No. 69080. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). 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.
D-15-320. In Re Leslie Brookmeyer McWilliams, Arkansas Bar No. 83192. Petition for
voluntary surrender of license (resignation). 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.
D-15-325. In Re Myra L. Ransick, Arkansas Bar No. 83219. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). 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.
D-15-326. In Re Michael C. Nance, Arkansas Bar No. 81209. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). 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.
D-15-328. In Re Henry H. Wood, Arkansas Bar No. 96252. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). 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.
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PER CURIAM ORDERS
D-15-329. In Re Kathleen H.L. Bird, Arkansas Bar No. 90139. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). 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.
D-15-332. In Re Rhonda Kenyon Hill, Arkansas Bar No. 86198. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation). 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.
CR-02-228. James E. Smith v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court.
Pro se third petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ
of error coram nobis. Petition dismissed. See per curiam this date.
CR-05-1381. Danny Lee Hooper v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit
Court. Pro se motion for rehearing. Pro se motion for rehearing treated as motion for
reconsideration and denied.
CR-13-35. Ricky Ray Anderson v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit
Court. Pro se motion for reconsideration of decision affirming denial of relief under Rule
37.1. Pro se motion for reconsideration treated as petition for rehearing and denied.
CR-14-702. Kenny Halfacre v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court,
First Division. Pro se motion for reconsideration. Pro se motion for reconsideration
treated as petition for rehearing and denied.
CR-14-923. Terry Antonio Lee v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court,
Seventh Division. Pro se motions for extension of time to file brief and for appointment
of counsel. Motion for extension of brief time granted; brief due forty days from the date
of this per curiam order; motion for appointment of counsel denied.
CR-15-204. Michael D. Bowden v. Hon. Deanna “Suzi” Evans, Circuit Judge, from
Boone County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for rule on clerk to proceed without a
certified record and pro se motion to withdraw motion for rule on clerk. Pro se motion to
withdraw motion for rule on clerk granted.
CV-14-331.
William
Roy
Tubbs
v.
Ray
Hobbs,
Director,
Arkansas
Department
of
Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for reconsideration or
rehearing.
Pro
se
motion
for
reconsideration
or
rehearing
treated
as
motion
for
reconsideration and denied.
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MOTIONS SUBMITTED
PETITIONS FOR REVIEW:
CV-14-1045. Affordable Bail Bonds, Inc. v. State of Arkansas, from Pope County
Circuit Court.
CV-14-1108. Eric & Tama Anderson v. CitiMortgage, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit
Court, Third Division.
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CR-14-1060.
Edmond
McClinton,
Jr.
v.
State
of
Arkansas,
from
Jefferson
County
Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk to file belated appeal.
CR-15-313. Jessica Denae Johnson v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit
Court, Fourth Division. Motion for rule on clerk.
CR-15-330. Dereck Pelletier v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court.
Motion for rule on clerk.
CR-15-340. Freddie Sharp III v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit
Court, Chickasawba District. Motion for rule on clerk.
CV-14-1105.
Courtyard
Gardens
Health
&
Rehabilitation,
LLC,
et
al.
v.
Malinda
Arnold, from Clark County Circuit Court. Appellee's petition to transfer case to the
Arkansas Supreme Court.
CV-15-322. Carl Lennell Harden v. Lena Nicole Harden Moore, from Pulaski County
Circuit Court, Thirteenth Division. Motion to dismiss appeal.
CV-15-334. Margaret Lola Warren v. David M. Warren, from Van Buren County Circuit
Court. Motion for rule on clerk.
CV-15-335. Teresa N. Smith v. William Samuel Winston II, et al., from Phillips County
Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk.
CV-15-343. Teresa Bloodman, Current Spouse of Teresa Bloodman, Hurricane Lake
Estates
Property
Owners
Association,
Inc.;
and
Occupants
of
5528
Lexington
Ave.,
Benton, AR 72019-1837 v. Bank of America N. A., from Saline County Circuit Court.
Petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record.
D-15-352.
In
Re
Christopher
D.
Shields,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
2001273.
Petition
for
voluntary surrender of license (resignation).
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MOTIONS SUBMITTED
D-15-353.
In
Re
Helen
Michele
Thomas,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
2012298.
Petition
for
voluntary surrender of license (resignation).
D-15-354.
In
Re
Marlon
D.
Old,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
87126.
Petition
for
voluntary
surrender of license (resignation).
D-15-358. In Re Matthew G. Phillips, Arkansas Bar No. 2014032. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation).
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CASES SUBMITTED
CR-02-213. Kenneth Roshell Isom v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit
Court. Orally argued.
CR-08-1386. Kenneth Roshell Isom v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit
Court. Orally argued.
CR-14-865. Ernie Charles Metzner v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit
Court.
CV-14-250. Ken David Swindle v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company,
from Benton County Circuit Court.
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