ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2015 KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE CV-15-285. Floyd E. Gray v. Mary F. Thomas-Barnes, Clinton “Hamp” Hampton, Chicot County Election Commission, and Lucan Hargraves, Sr., from Chicot County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed. Brill, C.J., and Danielson, J., concur.
CV-15-243. Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs d/b/a Arkansas Veterans Home and Fayetteville Veterans Home v. Diane Mallett et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Reversed and remanded with instructions to decertify the class. Wood, J., concurs. Danielson, Goodson, and Wynne, JJ., dissent.
COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, JUSTICE CR-14-555. Michael Eugene Rea v. State of Arkansas, from Saline County Circuit Court. Affirmed.
JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, JUSTICE CR-15-330. Dereck Pelletier v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed.
ROBIN F. WYNNE, JUSTICE CV-15-194. City of Siloam Springs, Arkansas v. La-De, LLC (s/k/a De-La, LLC); Larry Muruaga and Kathy Muruaga, Husband and Wife; Dan G. Barron and Julie A. Barron, Mortgagees; Glenn Chaney, in His Official Capacity as Benton County Tax Assessor; Gloria Spring Peterson, in Her Official Capacity as Benton County Tax Collector; Certain Lands Being 1,097 Square Feet, More or Less in Benton County, and any Persons or Entities Claiming an Interest Therein, from Benton County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded; court of appeals opinion vacated. Baker and Hart, JJ., dissent.
PER CURIAM OPINION CR-13-514. Bruce Wayne Brown v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2015 PER CURIAM ORDERS REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases. CR-15-822. Angela Richardson v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Hart, J., would grant.
CV-15-787. Kelly F. Jones v. Michael J. Jones, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Baker and Hart, JJ., would grant.
CV-15-803. Gracie Neal, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnny Newborn, and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Johnny Newborn v. Davis Nursing Association d/b/a Davis Life Care Center, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Wood, J., not participating.
CV-15-851. Roy McMahan v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and J.M., Minor Child, from Washington County Circuit Court.
******************************************** CR-93-189. John Brown, Reginald Early, and Tina Jimerson v. State of Arkansas, from Dallas County Circuit Court. Motions to permit Karen L. Daniel and Andrea L. Lewis to practice by comity in the State of Arkansas are granted. Wynne, J., not participating.
CV-15-422. Marilyn J. Worsham v. Director et al., from the Arkansas Board of Review. Appellant’s motion to add to transcript of record is denied.
CV-15-677. Corina Mendoza v. WIS International, Inc., et al., an Original Action. Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association’s motion to file amicus curiae brief on behalf of appellant is granted. Tendered amicus curiae brief filed this date.
CV-15-833. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Stacey Johnson, Jason McGehee, Bruce Ward, Terrick Nooner, Jack Jones, Marcel Williams, Kenneth Williams, Don Davis, and Ledell Lee, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Appellant’s motion to dismiss appeal is granted.
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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2015 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR-13-496. James E. Flowers v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Pro se motion to file a belated motion for reconsideration is denied.
CR-15-246. Roy Lee Russell v. Honorable Sam Pope, Circuit Judge, from Desha County Circuit Court. Pro se second petition for writ of mandamus is moot. See per curiam this date.
CR-15-434. Kiywaun Perry v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal is granted.
CR-15-479. Christopher Vaughn v. State of Arkansas, from Sevier County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal is granted.
CR-15-725. Donald Felix Winnett v. Honorable Gary Arnold, Circuit Judge, from Saline County Circuit Court. Pro se petition for writ of mandamus is denied in part and moot in part.
In Re Arkansas Access to Justice Commission. See per curiam this date. Honorable Teresa French, Circuit Judge, of McGehee is appointed to the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission to fill the unexpired term of Judge Robert McCallum. This term expires on October 15, 2016. Honorable Thomas Smith, Circuit Judge of Bentonville is appointed to the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission to fill the unexpired term of Judge Robin Green. This term expires on October 15, 2016. We thank Judge French and Judge Smith for accepting appointment to this important commission.
The court expresses its gratitude to Judge Green and Judge McCallum for their service to the commission.
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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2015 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITIONS FOR REVIEW: CR-15-841. Gregory Whitt v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. CV-15-736. Rochelle Thompson and Timothy Thompson v. Tyson Foods, Inc., from Jefferson County Circuit Court.
CV-15-807. Gary Steve Lloyd v. Pier West Property Owners Association and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, from Garland County Circuit Court.
********************************************* CR-80-40. Eugene Issac Pitts v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Petitioner’s motion to file original nonconforming abstract.
CR-15-634. Kenneth Ray Pitts v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal.
CR-15-880. Anna Christine Childers v. State of Arkansas, from Grant County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk and amended motion for rule on clerk.
CR-15-916. Michael Todd v. State of Arkansas, from Hempstead County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for belated appeal.
CV-15-559. Lambert & Lambert Investors, Inc., et al. v. Craig Harris et al., from Desha County Circuit Court. Appellants’ motion to supplement their addendum.
CV-15-616. Baptist Health Medical Systems et al. v. Leslie Rutledge, in Her Capacity as Attorney General for the State of Arkansas, et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Motion of the Arkansas Medical Society for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of appellees/cross-appellants Leslie Rutledge et al.
CV-15-944. Integrated Direct Marketing, LLC v. Drew May and Merkle, Inc., from the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. Motion to certify a question of law.
********************************************* CR-91-245. Frank Franklin v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson 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 object to State’s response to petition.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2015 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CR-15-683. Everick L. Monk v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Pro se motion to file a motion for belated appeal without a certified record.
CR-15-710. Daniel Wayne Risher v. Honorable Hamilton H. Singleton, Circuit Judge, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Pro se motion for rule on clerk to file petition for writ of certiorari.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2015 CASES SUBMITTED CV-14-1105. Courtyard Gardens Health & Rehabilitation, LLC, et al. v. Malinda Arnold et al., from Clark County Circuit Court. Orally argued.
CR-15-12. James E. Hinton III v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division.
CR-15-381. Adrian Patillo v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. ********************************************* CR-15-256. Terry Detherow v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division.
CR-15-462. Fred Lee Williams v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. CV-15-247. Darrell Grissom v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court.