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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 4, 2015 KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE CR-14-760. Susan Houghton v. State of Arkansas, from Johnson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, JUSTICE CV-14-1033. GGNSC Arkadelphia LLC d/b/a Golden Living Center-Arkadelphia et al. v. Nellie R. Lamb, By and Through Richard Williams, as Guardian of the Estate and Person of Nellie R. Lamb et al., from Ouachita County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hart and Wood, JJ., dissent. JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, JUSTICE CV-14-535. Larry W. Walther, in His Official Capacity as Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration v. Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Affirmed. Hannah, C.J., and Danielson and Wynne, JJ., dissent. RHONDA K. WOOD, JUSTICE CV-14-684. Bobby Denney v. Justin Denney and Peoples Bank, from Grant County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed. PER CURIAM OPINION CR-14-845. Pamela Hooks v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Affirmed.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 4, 2015 PER CURIAM ORDERS REHEARINGS DENIED: Petitions for rehearing were denied today in the following cases. CR-14-798. Robert G. Leeka v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Hannah, C.J., and Danielson, J., would grant. CV-14-456. Linda J. Earls and Tony L. Earls v. Harvest Credit Management VI-B, LLC, from Greene County Circuit Court. Special Justice James Arnold agrees. Baker and Goodson, JJ., would grant. Wood, J., not participating. ****************************** REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases. CV-15-184. William Ernest Gates, Jr. v. Director et al., from the Arkansas Board of Review. CV-15-244. Anthony Lewis v. Calfrac Well Services Corp., from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Hart, J., would grant. ****************************** CR-08-1259. Gregory Decay v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Motion to recall the mandate is denied. Hart and Wynne, JJ., would take as a case. CR-08-1259. Gregory Decay v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Motion to take as a case is denied. Hart and Wynne, JJ., would grant. CR-08-1259. Gregory Decay v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Notice of supplemental authority in support of motion to recall the mandate. Noted. CR-14-5. Stanley Carter v. State of Arkansas, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Rebriefing ordered; counsel removed. See per curiam this date. CR-15-407. Phillip Engles v. Circuit Court of Boone County, from Boone County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari. Remanded to settle the record. See per curiam this date.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 4, 2015 PER CURIAM ORDERS 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. Parties are directed to provide a report within ten days regarding the status of the petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court and to inform this Court as to why the mandate should not issue immediately. Status reports due June 15, 2015. CV-14-585. James Tree and Crane Service, Inc., and Roger Williams v. Terri Fought, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Petition for relief. Remanded to special master. See per curiam this date. Danielson, J., not participating. CV-15-420. Vicki Renee Silver v. Beverly Joslin, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Petition for writ of certiorari is dismissed as moot. CV-15-422. Marilyn J. Worsham v. Director et al., from the Arkansas Board of Review. Request to waive filing fee is granted. CV-15-426. David Lee Padgett, an Incapacitated Person, by Floyce Taylor, the Guardian of His Person v. Bettye R. Padgett, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Motion for rule on clerk. Remanded. See per curiam this date. CV-15-433. Barbara Wilson v. Hannah Mills and Doug Martin, Washington County Circuit Court, First Division, from Washington County Circuit Court. Petition for permission to appeal circuit court's order mandating waiver of the petitioner/defendant's patient-physician privilege, alternative a writ of certiorari is denied. CV-15-437. Freddie Brown v. Niyosha Williams and St. Francis County Circuit Court, from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari and petition for writ of prohibition are denied. D-15-450. In Re Brian Wolfman, Arkansas Bar No. 85176. 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-15-451. In Re Grady R. Colvin, Arkansas Bar No. 82035. 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.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 4, 2015 PER CURIAM ORDERS D-15-452. In Re Ernest Steve Watson, Arkansas Bar No. 77190. 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-15-454. In Re Shereen Arent, Arkansas Bar No. 85003. 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-90-198. Lonnie Dolphus Strawhacker v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Counsel appointed. See per curiam this date. CR-11-160. David L. Vance v. State of Arkansas, from Saline County Circuit Court. Pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Petition denied. See per curiam this date. CR-14-1089. Derrick Roberts v. Honorable David W. Talley, Jr., Circuit Judge, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Petition moot. See per curiam this date. CR-15-35. Raymond D. Leach v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit Court. Pro se petition for rehearing. Petition treated as motion for reconsideration and denied; motion to enter exhibits moot. CV-15-75. Richard D. Day, Jr. v. Justine Minor, Hearing Officer, Arkansas Department of Correction; Danny Burl, Warden, East Arkansas Regional Unit; Raymond Naylor, Hearing Administrator, Arkansas Department of Correction; Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Appellees’ motion to dismiss appeal and appellant’s pro se motion for extension of time to file brief. Appeal dismissed; appellant’s motion for extension of time moot. See per curiam this date. CV-15-384. Tommy Martez Barber v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for belated appeal. Motion denied. See per curiam this date.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 4, 2015 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITIONS FOR REVIEW: CR-15-429. Mario D. Thompson v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. CV-15-216. Oksana G. Hackney v. Josh Hackney, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourteenth Division. CV-15-265. Stephanie Ganus v. St. Bernards Hospital, LLC, et al., from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. CV-15-395. Raymond and Patricia Edwards v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and M.A.E., Minor, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. ****************************** CR-14-580. Kou Her v. State of Arkansas, from Johnson County Circuit Court. Motion to withdraw as counsel on appeal. CR-14-992. Cheyenne M. Fink v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit Court. Motion to file substituted brief. CR-15-124. Melissa McCann Arms v. State of Arkansas, from Polk County Circuit Court. Motion to file belated brief. CV-15-335. Teresa Smith v. William Samuel Winston II, O.D., and Bell-Winston Clinic, P.A., from Phillips County Circuit Court. Motion for reconsideration. CV-15-357. Washington County et al. v. Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Motion for temporary stay.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 4, 2015 CASES SUBMITTED CV-14-1056. Gary Sanford et al. v. Larry W. Walther, Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Orally argued. CR-14-580. Kou Her v. State of Arkansas, from Johnson County Circuit Court. CR-14-1132. Matthew Wayne Nichols v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. CV-14-1082. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Ulonzo Gordon, from Lee County Circuit Court. CV-15-18. B. Edmond Waters, Commissioner, Arkansas Securities Commission v. Isaac Hal Millsap III, Gifford Keith Jordon, and Charles Duance Solum, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division.