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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 29, 2015 KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE CR-15-174. James Johnson III v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Affirmed.

COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, JUSTICE CV-15-27. Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department et al. v. O.J.’s Service Two, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Appeal dismissed.

JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, JUSTICE CR-15-95. Marcus Edward Clay v. State of Arkansas, from Grant County Circuit Court. Supplemental opinion on denial of rehearing. Danielson, J., would deny the petition for rehearing without a supplemental opinion.

RHONDA K. WOOD, JUSTICE CV-14-1059. Cheri Suzanne McCoy v. Vernon Jeffrey Kincade, from Baxter County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Henry Kinslow joins. Special Justice Joseph C. Self concurs. Baker and Hart, JJ., dissent. Goodson and Wynne, JJ., not participating.

ROBIN F. WYNNE, JUSTICE CV-15-224. Johnny Key, Commissioner, et al. v. Diane Curry et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Reversed and dismissed. Hart, J., concurs.

PER CURIAM OPINION CR-14-687. Ike Shawndale Nunn v. State of Arkansas, from Jackson County Circuit Court. Affirmed.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 29, 2015 PER CURIAM ORDERS REHEARINGS DENIED: Petitions for rehearing were denied today in the following cases. CR-14-1088. Fred Lee Williams v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. CR-15-95. Marcus Edward Clay v. State of Arkansas, from Grant County Circuit Court. See supplemental opinion on denial of rehearing this date.

******************************************** REVIEW DENIED: Petition for review was denied today in the following case. CV-15-758. Justin Wayne Hollis and Kahla Alise Hollis v. Melinda Nicole Hollis, from Garland County Circuit Court.

******************************************** CR-14-794. Donald D. Dickey v. State of Arkansas, from Izard County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion for extension of time to return writ of certiorari and for briefing schedule to be set is granted.

CV-14-434. Progressive Eldercare Services-Saline, Inc., d/b/a Heartland Rehabilitation and Care Center v. Patsy Krauss, from Saline County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for leave to file supplemental addendum and to amend case caption is granted.

CV-15-198. SEECO, Inc., et al. v. Sara Stewmon, from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Appellee’s emergency motion to temporarily remand for substitution of a deceased party is granted for the purpose of substituting a new qualified class representative. Special Justices Michael Scott Willhite and Bob Estes join. Danielson, Baker, and Goodson, JJ., not participating. (Proceedings of October 22, 2015)

CV-15-391. Covenant Presbytery v. First Baptist Church and SunTrust Bank, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Osceola District. Motion for permission to submit supplemental brief is granted.

CV-15-478. DeAundra Nash v. Pulaski County Special School District and Jerry Guess, Superintendent, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Motion to dismiss appeal/nonsuit is granted.

CV-15-596. James B. Mitchell v. Erwin L. Davis, from Washington County Circuit Court. Motion to dismiss appeal is granted.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 29, 2015 PER CURIAM ORDERS

CV-15-775. Mark Stodola, Mayor of the City of Little Rock, et al. v. Jim Lynch et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Motion for rule on clerk is taken as a case.

CV-15-804. Columbia Insurance Group, Inc., et al. v. Cenark Project Management Services, Inc., et al. Motion to certify questions of law. Certified questions accepted. Hart and Wood, JJ., would decline to accept certified questions. See per curiam this date.

******************************************** CR-08-1385. Edward Lee Carter v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis and motion to amend petition. Motion to amend treated as amended petition; petition and amended petition denied. See per curiam this date.

CR-15-439. Duane Jefferson Gonder and Peggy Gonder v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. Pro se motion to file a supplemental notice of appeal. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. See per curiam this date.

CR-15-688. Daniel Risher v. Honorable Hamilton H. Singleton, Circuit Judge, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of mandamus dismissed. Motions for appointment of counsel and for evidentiary hearing in trial court and request for oral argument are denied. See per curiam this date.

CR-15-689. Terrell W. Hood v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for belated appeal is denied. See per curiam this date.

CR-15-704. Edmond McClinton v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for belated appeal treated as motion for rule on clerk and denied.

CV-15-586. Wayne Frederick Poland v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Chicot County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for extension of time to file brief and motion for appointment of counsel. Appeal dismissed; motions moot. See per curiam this date.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 29, 2015 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITION FOR REVIEW: CV-15-722. Partne A. Daughtery v. Judge Floyd Villines et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division.

********************************************* CR-14-818. John Chad Griffin v. State of Arkansas, from Clark County Circuit Court. Joseph Karl Luebke’s motion to withdraw as counsel and motion for attorney’s fees and expenses.

CR-15-68. Latavious Johnson v. State of Arkansas, from Lee County Circuit Court. Motion to file belated brief.

CV-14-618. Diamante, a Private Membership Golf Club, LLC v. Gary Dye et al., from Saline County Circuit Court. Motion to recall and amend mandate issued in the interlocutory appeal relating to arbitration of unnamed class members.

CV-15-180. John David Moore v. Nancy Moore, from Logan County Circuit Court, Southern District. Appellee’s motion to file belated brief.

CV-15-491. Thomas L. Lagios v. Kenneth Mitchell Goldman et al., from Columbia County Circuit Court. Appellees’ motion to reschedule oral argument.

CV-15-798. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Hubert Bass, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Motion for leave to supplement the record, or, in the alternative, petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record.

********************************************* CR-13-1006. Rolandis Larenzo Chatmon v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the circuit court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis and amended petition.

CV-15-428. Joe E. Morgan v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for appointment of counsel.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF OCTOBER 29, 2015 CASES SUBMITTED CR-15-266. William Dewey Gill v. State of Arkansas, from White County Circuit Court. Orally argued.

CR-14-580. Kou Her v. State of Arkansas, from Johnson County Circuit Court. CV-14-869. Ashley Hartness v. Rick Nuckles and Restoration Plus, Inc., from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District.

CV-15-243. Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs v. Diane Mallett et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division.

********************************************* CR-15-268. Don Airsman, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Hempstead County Circuit Court. CV-15-220. Gary Gardner v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court.

CV-15-228. Theodore A. Anderson v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court.

CV-15-360. Danny Lynn Wright v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson County Circuit Court.

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