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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH 9, 2017 JOHN DAN KEMP, CHIEF JUSTICE CV-16-22. City of Benton v. Alcoa Road Storage, Inc., from Saline County Circuit Court. Reversed on direct appeal; affirmed on cross-appeal. Hart, J., dissents. KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE CV-16-23. City of Benton v. Larry Teeter, Donna A. Teeter, Amy E. Teeter Thomas, and Kevin R. Teeter, from Saline County Circuit Court. Reversed on direct appeal; affirmed on cross-appeal. Hart, J., dissents. CV-16-607. George Pritchett v. Lance Spicer, City Clerk of the City of Hot Springs, Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, JUSTICE CV-16-430. Felicia Farris, M.D. v. Cynthia L. Conger, C.P.A. d/b/a Conger Wealth Management and Cynthia L. Conger, Individually, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. Reversed and remanded; court of appeals opinion vacated. Kemp, C.J., dissents. PER CURIAM OPINIONS CV-16-370. Casey L. Ruiz v. John Felts, Chairman, Arkansas Parole Board, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded. CV-16-527. Clarence Ashby v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Remanded for supplemental record.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH 9, 2017 PER CURIAM ORDERS REVIEW GRANTED: Petition for review was granted today in the following case. CV-17-112. Jacob Earls v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Greene County Circuit Court. ********************************************* REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases. CV-16-928. Connie Watkins and Richard Watkins v. Paragould Light & Water Commission and City of Paragould, Arkansas, from Greene County Circuit Court. Hart, J., not participating. CV-16-1002. J.M.E. and A.K.E. (Minor Children) v. Valley View Agri Systems, Inc., Guarantee Insurance Co., and Death & Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Wood, J., would grant. ********************************************* CR-98-510. Jason Farrell McGehee v. State of Arkansas, from Boone County Circuit Court. Motion of John C. Williams for permission to be recognized as counsel on behalf of appellant is granted. CR-16-126. Adam F. Doty v. State of Arkansas, from White County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to reinvest the circuit court with jurisdiction in order to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis is denied. CV-16-113. Theresa Marshall v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Vendee Mortgage Trust 1993-1, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Appellant’s motion to recall the mandates is denied. CV-16-886. Rumaldo Rangel v. State of Arkansas, from Pope County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to be excused from the abstracting requirement is granted. CV-17-132. Tomasz B. Tomczyk v. Janelle B. Buie, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Appellant’s petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. 2

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH 9, 2017 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-17-132. Tomasz B. Tomczyk v. Janelle B. Buie, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk is denied. Hart and Womack, JJ., would grant. D-16-145. In Re Wade Naramore, Garland County Circuit Judge, 18E Judicial District, Division 2, and Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, an Original Action. Status report of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission is noted. D-16-145. In Re Wade Naramore, Garland County Circuit Judge, 18E Judicial District, Division 2, and Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, an Original Action. Supplemental status report of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission is noted. D-16-145. In Re Wade Naramore, Garland County Circuit Judge, 18E Judicial District, Division 2, and Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, an Original Action. Status report of Wade Naramore is noted. D-17-152. In Re R. Brandon Moore, Arkansas Bar No. 2003043, an Original Action. Petition of R. Brandon Moore, Arkansas Bar No. 2003043, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation) is granted. ********************************************* CR-16-624. Daniel Lyons v. State of Arkansas, from Van Buren County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion for belated appeal is denied. See per curiam this date. CR-16-1069. Timothy Allen Wells v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for extension of time to file complete record on appeal. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. See per curiam this date. CV-17-44. Curtis Ray Howard v. Harlin A. Webber and/or Richard Adkisson, Former Judges, and Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas, from Lee County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion for belated appeal of order is denied. See per curiam this date. 3

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH 9, 2017 MOTIONS SUBMITTED PETITION FOR REHEARING: CV-16-851. Wesley Jefferson v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lee County Circuit Court. ********************************************* PETITIONS FOR REVIEW: CR-16-759. James Hall v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. CR-16-819. Anthony L. Bragg v. State of Arkansas, from Boone County Circuit Court. CV-16-899. The W L Harper Company and American Zurich Insurance Company v. George T. Woods, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. CV-16-919. Bobby Blackwell and Blackwell Moving & Delivery, LLC v. Brown’s Moving and Storage, Inc., d/b/a Blue Truck, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Ninth Division. CV-16-945. Lydia Burch v. Daryl Bassett, Director, Department of Workforce Services, and Weldon, Williams & Lick, Inc., from the Arkansas Board of Review. ********************************************* CR-08-1385. Edward Carter v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion for reconsideration. CR-16-759. James Hall v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion to stay sentence pending appeal and appointment of special circuit court judge. CR-16-1075. Olajuwon Smith v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to supplement the record and accompanying motion for extension of brief time. CR-17-142. Cole Allan Casey v. Benton County Circuit Court and Honorable Brad Karren, Circuit Judge, from Benton County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s petition for writ of certiorari/habeas corpus. 4

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH 9, 2017 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CR-17-142. Cole Allan Casey v. Benton County Circuit Court and Honorable Brad Karren, Circuit Judge, from Benton County Circuit Court. Respondents’ motion to supplement the record. CV-16-851. Wesley Jefferson v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lee County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for extension of time to file a brief in support of petition for rehearing. CV-16-899. The W L Harper Company and American Zurich Insurance Company v. George T. Woods, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Appellants’ motion to remand. CV-17-140. In Re Scott County Circuit Court, an Original Action. Petition of Tom Tatum II, Prosecuting Attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial District. CV-17-161. Phillips Hospital Corporation d/b/a Helena Regional Medical Center, Dr. Arthur Levy, and Dr. James Major v. Dewayne Douglas Dowd, Sr., Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Cora Lee Dowd, Deceased, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Motion of Dr. Arthur Levy for writ of certiorari to complete the record. D-17-178. In Re Lisa Renee’ Pruitt, Arkansas Bar No. 89238, an Original Action. Petition of Lisa Renee’ Pruitt, Arkansas Bar No. 89238, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation). ********************************************* CR-08-616. Rickey C. Strain, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se petition to recall mandate to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis and other postconviction relief. CR-17-35. Deontae Fulton v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Petitioner’s pro se motion for rule on clerk to proceed with motion for belated appeal without a certified record. CR-17-57. Shaun C. Allen v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion for rule on clerk. 5

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH 9, 2017 CASES SUBMITTED CR-16-720. Kenneth Hinton v. State of Arkansas, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. CV-16-233. Truman Arnold Companies v. Miller County Circuit Court and Teresa Jones, from Miller County Circuit Court. CV-16-234. Truman Arnold Companies v. Miller County Circuit Court and Patricia Adams, from Miller County Circuit Court. CV-16-1018. Brandon Martin v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Lawrence County Circuit Court. ********************************************* CR-16-415. Ka’Ron Daule Mohammed v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. CV-16-929. Deontae Antonio Fulton v. State of Arkansas, from Chicot County Circuit Court. 6