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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF DECEMBER 8, 2016 ******HYPERLINKS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME****** HOWARD W. BRILL, CHIEF JUSTICE CR-16-36. Edward Anthony Liggins v. State of Arkansas, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE CR-15-948. Randy William Gay v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, JUSTICE CR-16-7. Timothy Lamont Howard v. State of Arkansas, from Little River County Circuit Court. Affirmed. JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, JUSTICE CV-15-198. SEECO, Inc., DeSoto Gathering Company, LLC, and Southwestern Midstream Services Company v. Sara Stewmon et al., from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justices Bob Estes, Scott P. Richardson, and M. Scott Willhite join. Brill, C.J., and Wood, J., concur. Danielson, Baker, and Goodson, JJ., not participating. CV-15-988. Nathaniel Smith, M.D., MPH, Director of the Arkansas Department of Health, In His Official Capacity, and His Successors In Office v. Marisa N. Pavan and Terrah D. Pavan, Individually, and as Parents, Next Friends, and Guardians of T.R.P., a Minor Child; Leigh D.W. Jacobs and Jana S. Jacobs, Individually, and as Parents, Next Friends, and Guardians of F.D.J., a Minor Child; Courtney M. Kassel and Kelly L. Scott, Individually, and as Parents, Next Friends, and Guardians of A.G.S., a Minor Child, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Reversed and dismissed. Brill, C.J., and Wood, J., concur in part and dissent in part. Danielson, J., dissents. CV-16-555. Ray Ellis v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and C.E., a Minor Child, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Reversed and remanded; court of appeals opinion vacated. Danielson, J., dissents.
RHONDA K. WOOD, JUSTICE CR-16-362. James F. Valley v. State of Arkansas, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. ROBIN F. WYNNE, JUSTICE CV-15-197. SEECO, Inc. v. Eldridge Snow et al., from Conway County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to strike denied. Special Justices Bob Estes, Scott P. Richardson, and M. Scott Willhite join. Brill, C.J., and Wood, J., concur. Danielson, Baker, and Goodson, JJ., not participating. CV-16-248. CACH, LLC, and Square Two Financial Corporation v. William Echols, from Clark County Circuit Court. Affirmed. PER CURIAM OPINION CR-16-475. Dennis Ray Matthews v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Affirmed.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF DECEMBER 8, 2016 PER CURIAM ORDERS REHEARING DENIED: Petition for rehearing was denied today in the following case. CR-16-728. James Ray Thompson v. State of Arkansas, from Miller County Circuit Court. ********************************************* REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases. CV-16-871. John Michael Peace v. Christina Malin, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. CV-16-991. Courtney Holmes v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Benton County Circuit Court. ********************************************* CR-07-1281. Ken Swindle v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Petitioners pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis is denied. CV-15-788. APH&R Nursing, LLC, et al. v. Angela Burnett, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Amy Cleveland, et al., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Appellants and Appellees status reports. Appeal dismissed. CV-16-434. Teresa Lynette Bloodman v. Stark Ligon, as Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct. Petitioners motion for reconsideration and incorporated memorandum is denied. Special Justices Rebecca Blass and Jeffrey Hatfield agree. Wood and Wynne, JJ., not participating. CV-16-434. Teresa Lynette Bloodman v. Stark Ligon, as Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct. Petitioners petition for rehearing and incorporated brief is denied. Special Justices Rebecca Blass and Jeffrey Hatfield agree. Wood and Wynne, JJ., not participating. CV-16-434. Teresa Lynette Bloodman v. Stark Ligon, as Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct. Respondents motion to strike tendered reply to response to motion for reconsideration and motion to require consolidation of petitioners motion for reconsideration and petition for rehearing or any further pleadings related to either is moot. Special Justices Rebecca Blass and Jeffrey Hatfield agree. Wood and Wynne, JJ., not participating. 3
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF DECEMBER 8, 2016 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-16-473. Mark Stodola, Mayor of the City of Little Rock; City of Little Rock; Joe Smith, Mayor of the City of North Little Rock; and City of North Little Rock v. Jim Lynch, Tony Orr, and Glen M. Miller, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Joint motion for stay or, alternatively, for an extension of time for appellees brief is granted. Appellees brief due in 30 days. CV-16-587. Robert Heffernan v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Appellants pro se motion for reconsideration of dismissal of appeal is denied. CV-16-937. Robin Emis v. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Petitioners motion for expedited brief and review; petition for writ of certiorari; motion to amend brief; motion to re-designate the record or, in the alternative, to supplement; and amended petition for writ of certiorari are moot. Motion of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County to dismiss the amended petition for writ of certiorari is granted. CV-16-1035. Joyce Harris v. Gregory Harris, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Thirteenth Division. Appellants pro se petition to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Danielson, J., would grant CV-16-1036. Patti Robinson Scott, as the Administratrix of the Estate of Donal Robinson, Sr. v. CenterPoint Energy Resources Corporation, from Hempstead County Circuit Court. Appellants motion for expansion of page limit for motion for rule on clerk is denied. Danielson, J., would grant. ********************************************* CR-09-831. Benjamin Carter, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Union County Circuit Court. Petitioners pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis is denied. See per curiam this date. CR-15-1022. Adam Eugene Lane v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Appellants pro se motion to file pro se supplemental brief is denied. CR-16-79. Edmond McClinton, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Appellants pro se motion to file attached motion for declaratory judgment is denied. 4
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF DECEMBER 8, 2016 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR-16-374. Michael Lee Geatches v. State of Arkansas, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Appellants pro se motion for appointment of counsel and motion to dismiss. Motion to dismiss granted; motion for appointment of counsel moot. CR-16-411. Willie Wells v. State of Arkansas, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Appellants pro se petition for writ of certiorari. Writ granted; remanded. See per curiam this date. CR-16-803. Christopher Dean King, Sr. v. State of Arkansas, from Bradley County Circuit Court. Petitioners pro se motions for belated appeal of order, for rule on clerk, for appointment of counsel, for duplication of record at State expense, and to amend or supplement appeal. Motion for rule on clerk denied; all other motions moot. See per curiam this date. CV-16-524. Tommy Hall v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Appellants pro se petition for intervention is moot. In Re Supreme Court Committee on Automation Creation of Task Force on Uniform Charge Codes. See per curiam this date. ******************************************** 5
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF DECEMBER 8, 2016 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITIONS FOR REVIEW: CV-16-861. Gregory Scott v. Walter Scott, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. CV-16-867. David Glenn Eifling, Trustee of the Lucille B. Eifling Trust v. Southbend, Inc., from Lincoln County Circuit Court. ******************************************** CR-16-413. Aaron Michael Lewis v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Appellees motion to file an enlarged brief. CR-16-662. Lee Charles Millsap, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Appellants pro se motion for reconsideration. CV-16-183. Cardinal Health v. Beths Bail Bonds, Inc. and Cassondrea Livingston, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Motion of James R. Mulroy to withdraw as counsel for appellant. CV-16-1052. Stephen Brian Collins and Kimberly Diane Collins v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-WF2; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Bobby Beckham; and Griffin Realtors, Inc., from Miller County Circuit Court. Appellants motion for rule on clerk. ********************************************* CR-00-587. Leonard Noble v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Greenwood District. Petitioners pro se third petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. CR-14-923. Terry Antonio Lee v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Appellants pro se motion for reversal and dismissal. CR-16-700. David Felty v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Appellants pro se petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record. 6
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF DECEMBER 8, 2016 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CV-16-747. Ricky Lynn Lenard v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction; John Felts, Director, Arkansas Parole Board; and Sheri Flynn, Administrator, Sex Offender Community Notification Program, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Appellants pro se motion for an extension of time to file brief in pro se appeal of denial of petition for declaratory judgment and writ of mandamus. 7
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF DECEMBER 8, 2016 CASES SUBMITTED CV-15-850. Christopher Foster v. Leah Foster, from Garland County Circuit Court. Orally argued. CR-16-245. Michael Lee Williams v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. CV-15-1045. Antonio Martini v. Christopher Price, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. ********************************************* CR-14-416. Aaron Flemons v. State of Arkansas, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. CV-16-567. Larry Rayford v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. 8
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