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Cite as 2009 Ark. 307 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. 09-254 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF Opinion Delivered May 21, 2009 HUMAN SERVICES, MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK APPELLANT, VS. J.D., GRANTED. APPELLEE, PER CURIAM Appellant, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS), by and through its attorney, Tabitha McNulty, has resubmitted a motion for rule on clerk to file the record and have its appeal docketed. ADHS had previously filed a motion for rule on clerk after the clerk refused to docket its appeal and would not accept the record due to a failure to comply with Arkansas Rule of Appellate ProcedureCivil 5(b)(1). On April 16, 2009, we remanded the case to the trial court for compliance with Rule 5(b)(1). See Ark. Dept of Human Servs. v. J.D., 2009 Ark. 209, 307 S.W.3d 585 (per curiam). On May 7, 2009, the trial court issued an order for the purposes of strictly complying with the requirements of Rule 5(b)(1). The circuit courts order reflects the reasons for ADHSs motion for extension of time; states that the time to lodge the record had not yet expired when the motion was filed; states that all parties had an opportunity to be heard on
Cite as 2009 Ark. 307 the motion; and that ADHS had made financial arrangements with the clerk and reporter and has paid both. As the extension order is now in compliance with Rule 5(b)(1), the motion is granted. Our clerk is directed to accept the record and docket the appeal. Motion for rule on clerk granted. -2-
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