ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 3, 2018
KAREN R. BAKER, JUSTICE
CR-17-684. Elizabeth Roberts Force v. State of Arkansas, from Independence County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Lee Watson joins. Hart, J., dissents. Kemp, C.J., not participating.
CV-17-1044. Jacob Earls v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Greene County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.
CR-87-61. Robert Munnerlyn v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Petitioner’s pro se motion to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to entertain a petition for writ of audita querela or, alternatively, motion for leave of court to file postconviction petition in trial court pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.2 (1986). Motion denied. Hart, J., concurs.
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 3, 2018
PER CURIAM ORDERS
CV-18-369. Arkansas State Plant Board and Terry Walker, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Arkansas State Plant Board v. Nickie Bell et al., from Clay County Circuit Court, Eastern District. Appellants’ expedited motion for stay pending appeal is granted. Hart, J., would deny expedited consideration of the motion. Baker and Hart, JJ., would deny the motion for stay pending appeal. (Proceedings of April 30, 2018)
CV-18-375. Honorable Mark Martin, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Arkansas and in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the State Board of Election Commissioners; Rhonda Cole, James Harmon Smith III, Belinda Harris-Ritter, Charles Roberts, Chad Pekron, and James Sharp, in Their Official Capacities as Commissioners of the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners v. Barry Haas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Request of appellant Secretary of State for expedited consideration of motion for stay of preliminary injunction concerning May 22, 2018, preferential primary election and May 7 beginning of in-person early voting; motion to shorten response time concerning stay of preliminary injunction; and request for ruling before noon on May 4, 2018, is granted. (Proceedings of May 2, 2018)
CV-18-375. Honorable Mark Martin, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Arkansas and in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the State Board of Election Commissioners; Rhonda Cole, James Harmon Smith III, Belinda Harris-Ritter, Charles Roberts, Chad Pekron, and James Sharp, in Their Official Capacities as Commissioners of the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners v. Barry Haas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Emergency motion of appellant Secretary of State for immediate stay of preliminary injunction concerning May 22, 2018, preferential primary election and May 7 beginning of in-person early voting is granted. Kemp, C.J., would deny. (Proceedings of May 2, 2018)
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