ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 7, 2015
KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE
CV-15-227. Nathaniel Smith, M.D., et al. v. M. Kendall Wright and Julia E. Wright,
Individually
and
on
Behalf
of
Their
Minor
Children,
G.D.W.
and
P.L.W.,
et
al.
Responses to Smith v. Wright, 2015 Ark. 38 (per curiam). Question answered; motion to
withdraw
response
moot; amended
motion to withdraw response granted;
motion to
dismiss denied. Special Justices Betty C. Dickey and Shawn A. Womack join. Special
Justice
Brett
D.
Watson concurs.
Hannah, C.J., and
Danielson
and
Wood, JJ., not
participating.
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PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 7, 2015
PER CURIAM ORDERS
REVIEW DENIED: Petition for review was denied today in the following case.
CV-14-1045. Affordable Bail Bonds, Inc. v. State of Arkansas,
from Pope County
Circuit Court. Wynne, J., not participating.
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CR-08-1259. Gregory Decay v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit
Court. Motion to expedite is granted.
CR-08-1259. Gregory Decay v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit
Court. Motion for permission to be recognized as counsel on behalf of movant/petitioner
is granted.
CR-08-1259. Gregory Decay v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit
Court. Motion for leave to file overlength motion is granted.
CR-13-775. Ivor Gordon v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First
Division. Rebriefing ordered. See per curiam this date. Baker, Goodson, and Wood,
JJ., dissent.
CR-14-1060. Edmond McClinton v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit
Court. Motion for rule on clerk. Motion treated as motion for belated appeal; granted.
See per curiam this date.
CR-15-313. Jessica Denae Johnson v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit
Court, Fourth Division. Motion for rule on clerk. Motion treated as motion for belated
appeal; granted. See per curiam this date.
CR-15-330. Dereck Pelletier v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court.
Motion for rule on clerk. Motion granted. See per curiam this date.
CR-15-340. Freddie Sharp III v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit
Court, Chickasawba District. Motion for rule on clerk is granted.
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 is granted. Request for oral argument is granted.
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PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 7, 2015
PER CURIAM ORDERS
CV-15-322. Carl Lennell Harden v. Lena Nicole Harden Moore, from Pulaski County
Circuit Court, Thirteenth Division. Motion to dismiss appeal is granted.
CV-15-334. Margaret Lola Warren v. David M. Warren, from Van Buren County Circuit
Court. Motion for rule on clerk is denied.
CV-15-335. Teresa N. Smith v. William Samuel Winston II, et al., from Phillips County
Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk is denied.
D-15-352.
In
Re
Christopher
D.
Shields,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
2001273.
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-15-353.
In
Re
Helen
Michele
Thomas,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
2012298.
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-15-354.
In
Re
Marlon
D.
Old,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
87126.
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-15-358. In Re Matthew G. Phillips, Arkansas Bar No. 2014032. 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-83-94. Rodney Williams v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court,
Fourth Division. Pro se motion for rehearing of denial of second petition to reinvest
jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Pro se
motion for rehearing treated as motion for reconsideration and denied.
CR-00-1384. Rodney E. Barnett v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit
Court, Chickasawba District. Second pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the circuit
court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Petition denied. See per
curiam this date.
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PER CURIAM ORDERS
CR-14-447. Larry Eugene Walden v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian County Circuit
Court, Fort Smith District. Pro se motion for extension of time to file brief. Motion for
extension of time to file brief granted (final extension); brief due fifteen days from the
date of this per curiam order.
CR-14-1077. Jon Mills v. State of Arkansas, from Saline County Circuit Court. Pro se
motion for appeal. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. See per curiam this date.
CR-15-148. Billy D. Green v. State of Arkansas, from Randolph County Circuit Court.
Pro se motions for rule on clerk and appointment of counsel. Motion for rule on clerk
treated as petition for belated appeal and denied; motion for appointment of counsel
moot. See per curiam this date.
CR-15-246. Roy Lee Russell v. Honorable Sam Pope, Judge, from Desha County Circuit
Court. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Petition denied. See per curiam this date.
CV-15-245.
Jessie
Hill
v.
Hon.
Jodi
Raines
Dennis,
Circuit
Judge,
from
Jefferson
County
Circuit
Court.
Pro
se
motion
for
rule
on
clerk
to
file
petition
for
writ
of
mandamus without a certified record. Motion denied.
In Re Suspensions of attorneys who failed to pay annual attorney license fee. See per
curiam this date.
In Re Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation, Inc. See per curiam this date.
Frank
Sewall,
Esq.,
of
Little
Rock
is
reappointed
to
the
Board
of
Directors of the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation, Inc., for a three-
year term to expire on April 30, 2018. We thank Mr. Sewall for accepting
reappointment to the board and for his work in this important endeavor.
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PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 7, 2015
MOTIONS SUBMITTED
PETITION FOR REHEARING:
CR-14-548. Heather Swain v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court.
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PETITIONS FOR REVIEW:
CV-14-1049. Linda Sue Lee v. Sherlyn E. Jones, from Perry County Circuit Court.
CV-14-1109. Teresa Buck v. Director et al. from the Arkansas Board of Review.
CV-15-2. Paul Anthony Graver v. City of Alexander, Arkansas, from Pulaski County
Circuit Court, Sixth Division.
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CV-14-1018. Sheryl Norris v. Ashley Davis, from Saline County Circuit Court. Motion
to supplement brief.
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 of appellees’
to dismiss appeal.
CV-15-349. A.S., Juvenile and Paula Surles, Mother, and Jim Surles, Father v. Randolph
County Circuit Court and Tim Bumpess d/b/a New Life Children’s Home. Petition for
writ of habeas corpus.
CV-15-356. James Alan Walker v. Glenna Walker, from White County Circuit Court.
Motion for rule on clerk.
CV-15-366. Marcus Shane Wilson v. Edie Lynne Wilson, from Cross County Circuit
Court. Motion for rule on clerk.
D-15-371.
In
Re
Thomas
Michael
Hinds,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
82198.
Petition
for
voluntary surrender of license (resignation).
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PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 7, 2015
MOTIONS SUBMITTED
D-15-372. In Re Kenneth L. Schorr, Arkansas Bar No. 76184. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation).
D-15-374. In Re Laura L. Spradley, Arkansas Bar No. 82214. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation).
D-15-376. In Re William H. Tucker, Arkansas Bar No. 81157. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation).
D-15-377. In Re Daniel McLaughlin, Arkansas Bar No. 2008098. Petition for voluntary
surrender of license (resignation).
D-15-378.
In
Re
Douglas
R.
Coppernoll,
Arkansas
Bar
No.
99114.
Petition
for
voluntary surrender of license (resignation).
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PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 7, 2015
CASES SUBMITTED
CR-14-327. David Gooch v. State of Arkansas, from Yell County Circuit Court.
CR-14-965. Wendie Cox v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia County Circuit Court.
CV-14-594. Anderson's Taekwondo Center Camp Positive, Inc. v. Landers Auto Group
No.
1,
Inc.,
d/b/a
Landers
Toyota
et
al.,
from
Pulaski
County
Circuit
Court,
Sixth
Division.
CV-14-648. Richard G. Gawenis v. Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission and SEECO,
Inc., from Van Buren County Circuit Court.
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