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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 2, 2020 COURTNEY RAE HUDSON, JUSTICE CR-08-151. Shequita L. Joiner v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se second petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis; motion for appointment of counsel. Petition denied; motion denied. RHONDA K. WOOD, JUSTICE CR-17-1051. Ricardo McDaniel v. State of Arkansas, from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion requesting copy of record. Response ordered. SHAWN A. WOMACK, JUSTICE CV-18-768. Dexter Harmon v. Estelle Bland, Jason Kelley, Rory Griffin, and Nurse Wood, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 2, 2020 PER CURIAM ORDERS REHEARINGS DENIED: Petitions for rehearing were denied today in the following cases. CR-19-514. Anthony C. Fowlkes v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Hart and Wynne, JJ., would grant. CR-19-543. Anthony R. Beard v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Kemp, C.J., and Womack, J., would grant. CV-18-594. Lakshminarayana Chekuri v. Madhuri Nekkalapudi, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifteenth Division. Hart and Wood, JJ., would grant. CV-19-341. Geraldine Henson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Henson, Deceased v. Kelley Cradduck, Individually and in His Official Capacity; Keith Ferguson, Individually; Jeff Robins, Individually and in His Official Capacity; Jeremy Guyll; Olin Rankin; Janna Hulett (identified as Janna Lnu in amended complaint); Michele Wills; Warren Lafferty; Association of Arkansas Counties; Benton County Jail; Benton County Sheriff’s Office; Benton County, Arkansas; and John or Jane Does 8–25, from Benton County Circuit Court. Hart and Wood, JJ., would grant. ********************************************* CR-19-901. Nicholas Lewondowski v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to file belated brief, to supplement the record on appeal, and to stay briefing schedule is granted. CR-20-143. Donald Adams v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellant’s petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record is granted. CV-19-234. STAP, Inc., d/b/a St. Andrews Place; Kilgore Consulting Group, Inc.; and Joshua Kilgore v. Lagatha Sutterfield, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James Sutterfield, and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of James Sutterfield, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Appellants’ motion to withdraw petition for review is moot. Baker and Hart, JJ., would grant. Wynne, J., not participating. CV-19-301. Ron Pruitt v. Diane Barclay, from White County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion to strike petition for review is denied. Kemp, C.J., and Wood and Womack, JJ., would grant. 2

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 2, 2020 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-19-700. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. v. Larry Walther, Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Joint motion to reassign case to the Supreme Court is granted. CV-19-929. Jennifer Jones, in Her Official Capacity as Clerk of the District Court of Benton County, Arkansas, Bentonville Division v. Professional Background Screening Association, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Motion for admission pro hac vice of Zachary D. Miller is granted. Kemp, C.J., and Wood and Womack, JJ., would deny. CV-19-929. Jennifer Jones, in Her Official Capacity as Clerk of the District Court of Benton County, Arkansas, Bentonville Division v. Professional Background Screening Association, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Motion for admission pro hac vice of E. Travis Ramey is granted. CV-20-136. Arkansans for Healthy Eyes, a Ballot Question Committee; and Vicki Farmer, Individually and on Behalf of Arkansans for Healthy Eyes v. John Thurston, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas; Safe Surgery Arkansas, a Ballot Question Committee; and Laurie Barber, M.D., Individually and on Behalf of Safe Surgery Arkansas, an Original Action. Petitioners’ original action complaint and unopposed motion of Safe Surgery Arkansas, a Ballot Question Committee; and Laurie Barber, M.D., Individually and on Behalf of Safe Surgery Arkansas to intervene. Special master appointed; motion to intervene granted. See per curiam this date. D-20-159. In Re Michael B. Dickinson, Arkansas Bar No. 2012092, an Original Action. Petition of Michael B. Dickinson, Arkansas Bar No. 2012092, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation) is granted. D-20-160. In Re William Clay Wolters, Arkansas Bar No. 85212, an Original Action. Petition of William Clay Wolters, Arkansas Bar No. 85212, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation) is granted. ********************************************* CR-19-176. Ronnie Flow, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for access to sealed portion of supplemental record is moot. Hart, J., would grant. 3

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 2, 2020 PER CURIAM ORDERS CR-20-68. Charles G. Rodgers v. State of Arkansas, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Response requested. Hart, J., would grant. In Re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. See per curiam issued March 20, 2020. In Re Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice – Recommendations to Revise Rules of Civil Procedure 3, 5, and 41 and Administrative Order No. 8. Wood, J., dissents without opinion. See per curiam this date. In Re Implementation of the Revised Administrative Order No. 10. See per curiam this date. 4

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 2, 2020 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CR-19-643. Laron Hayes, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Bradley County Circuit Court. Appellee’s unopposed petition for writ of certiorari to settle the record and abeyance of brief time. CR-20-107. Billy Combs v. State of Arkansas, from Poinsett County Circuit Court. Appellant’s unopposed petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record. CR-20-107. Billy Combs v. State of Arkansas, from Poinsett County Circuit Court. Appellant’s unopposed first amended petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record. CV-20-26. Wendell Rogers v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Appellee’s petition for writ of certiorari to settle the record and abeyance of brief time. CV-20-82. Stark Ligon, as Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct v. Teresa Lynette Bloodman, Attorney at Law, Arkansas Bar No. 2005055, an Original Action. Petitioner’s petition for contempt. CV-20-82. Stark Ligon, as Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct v. Teresa Lynette Bloodman, Attorney at Law, Arkansas Bar No. 2005055, an Original Action. Respondent’s motion to dismiss. ********************************************* CR-11-647. James Walker v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion for access to trial transcript at public expense. CR-19-856. Willie Wells v. State of Arkansas, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus. CR-20-29. Byron Lamont Wallace v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Petitioner’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus. (In re petition for declaratory judgment and mandamus relief.) CR-20-29. Byron Lamont Wallace v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Petitioner’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus. (In re motion to vacate sentence.) 5

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 2, 2020 MOTIONS SUBMITTED CR-20-29. Byron Lamont Wallace v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Petitioner’s pro se notice of appeal. CV-19-810. Jackie Blue v. William Straughn, Warden, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for extension of time to file brief. 6

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF APRIL 2, 2020 CASES SUBMITTED CR-19-784. Walter McCray, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. CV-19-739. State of Arkansas; Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration; Alcoholic Beverage Control Administration; and Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission v. Carpenter Farms Medical Group, LLC, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. ********************************************* CV-19-822. Harlon Finney v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Chicot County Circuit Court. CV-19-825. Saba Makkali v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. 7