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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 23, 2022 JOHN DAN KEMP, CHIEF JUSTICE CV-21-605. Chris P. Corbitt, Esq. v. City of Little Rock; Frank Scott, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Little Rock Mayor; and Bruce Moore, in His Official Capacity as Little Rock City Manager, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Affirmed. Womack, J., concurs.

COURTNEY RAE HUDSON, JUSTICE CV-22-124. The Travelers Indemnity Company and Stephen E. Goldman v. The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas System, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Reversed and remanded in part; dismissed in part. Webb, J., concurs. Womack, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.

RHONDA K. WOOD, JUSTICE CV-21-536. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company v. Samuel Baggett and Jana Lee, on Behalf of Themselves and All Similarly Situated Persons and Entities, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Affirmed. Kemp, C.J., and Baker and Womack, JJ., dissent.

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 23, 2022 PER CURIAM ORDERS REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases. CV-19-660. Patty Jackson, as Executrix of the Estate of Tommy Williams; and Vela Williams v. Ronnie Crump, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Eastern District.

CV-19-661. Patty Jackson, as Executrix of the Estate of Tommy Williams; and Vela Williams v. Ronnie Crump, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Eastern District.

CV-20-575. Dee Blakely v. Arkansas Children’s Hospital, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division.

CV-20-733. Larry Phifer v. Jane Ouellette, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ruth Cowin; Richard Cowin; Margot Cowin; Anadarko E&P Company, L.P., a Delaware Partnership; Anadarko Land Corp., a Nebraska Corporation; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC, an Oklahoma Limited Liability Company; Southwestern Energy Company, a Delaware Corporation; and BHP Billiton Petroleum (Fayetteville), LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, from White County Circuit Court.

CV-21-46. Jason D. Rowan v. Mary Beth Hunter Rowan, from Benton County Circuit Court. Womack and Webb, JJ., would grant.

CV-21-52. Coleman Bass Construction, LLC; and Big Hammer Contractors, LLC v. The City of Bentonville; City Council of the City of Bentonville; and Stephanie Orman, in Her Capacity as Mayor, from Benton County Circuit Court. Hudson, J., not participating.

CV-21-64. Sam Baggett, Jr. v. Angela Baggett (Benight), from Lonoke County Circuit Court.

CV-21-121. Mildred “Mima” Cazort and Laura Wallace-Pangle, as Co-Special Personal Representatives of the Estate of Adron Benton, a Deceased Minor v. Hershey Garner, M.D., and Denise Garner, from Washington County Circuit Court.

CV-21-151. Cooper Realty Investments, Inc. v. City of Bentonville, Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court.

CV-21-174. Kerry Hollis v. Constance O. Hinton and Valerie Hinton, from Drew County Circuit Court.

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 23, 2022 PER CURIAM ORDERS REVIEWS DENIED: (continued) CV-21-224. Ashley Olinghouse v. Phillip Olinghouse, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division.

CV-21-253. Carl Watson v. Highland Pellets, LLC; Liberty Mutual Group; and Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission.

********************************************* CR-22-172. Thomas Hartley v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for leave to file late supplemental record is granted.

CR-22-193. Kwasi McKinney v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion for reconsideration is denied.

CR-22-356. Philip Wallace v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk is granted.

CV-21-557. Keith Gibson, Marie Holder, Alec Farmer, Philip Taldo, and Robert S. Moore, Jr., as Members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission; Lorie Tudor, Director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation; Arkansas Department of Transportation; Asa Hutchinson, Governor of the State of Arkansas; Larry Walther, Director of Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration; Andrea Lea, Auditor of the State of Arkansas; and Dennis Milligan, Treasurer of the State of Arkansas v. Shelly Buonauito, Mary Weeks, Verlon Abrams, and Sarah B. Thompson, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Motion of Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association to file brief amicus curiae is granted.

CV-22-243. Terrick Nooner v. Terri Hollingsworth, Circuit Clerk; Chauncey Durham, Deputy Clerk; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General; Hon. Chris Piazza, Circuit Judge; Hon. Alice Gray, Circuit Judge; John Felts, Arkansas Board of Corrections; Lisa Mills; and Melody Barrett, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Petitioner’s pro se motion for reconsideration is denied.

CV-22-248. Preston P. Millbrooks v. State of Arkansas, Office of Child Support Enforcement, from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se notice to court is denied.

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 23, 2022 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-22-313. Tony Dale Wagoner, Co-Trustee of the Wagoner Family Trust, Dated May 24, 1995 v. Patricia Ann Wagoner, Co-Trustee; Ginger Lea Treece, Co-Trustee; Clarence Guinn, Co-Trustee; Terry Ann Deans, Co-Trustee; Bill Watkins; Ralph Williams; and Craig Campbell, from Benton County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se petition for writ of certiorari is denied.

CV-22-326. Gerber Products Company v. Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC and Byron Freeland, from the United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas. Motion to certify a question of law is granted. Hudson, Wood, and Wynne, JJ., would deny.

CV-22-338. Protech Solutions, Inc. v. Chase Global Services, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Petitioner’s petition for permission to appeal is granted.

D-22-349. In Re Henry N. Means III, Arkansas Bar No. 73082, an Original Action. Petition of Henry N. Means III, Arkansas Bar No. 73082, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation) is granted.

D-22-350. In Re Rita E. Wooley, Arkansas Bar No. 90200, an Original Action. Petition of Rita E. Wooley, Arkansas Bar No. 90200, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation) is granted.

D-22-351. In Re Elizabeth Boyter Turner, Arkansas Bar No. 90181, an Original Action. Petition of Elizabeth Boyter Turner, Arkansas Bar No. 90181, for voluntary surrender of license (resignation) is granted. Kemp, C.J., and Wood and Wynne, JJ., would deny.

********************************************* CR-14-1060. Edmond McClinton v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion to recall the mandate is denied.

CR-22-284. Mark Williams v. State of Arkansas, from Chicot County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Response requested. Womack, J., would grant.

CR-22-307. Michael Dale Harris v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s pro se motion for belated appeal is granted.

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF JUNE 23, 2022 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-22-162. Terrick Nooner v. Ray Hobbs and James Gibson, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Petitioner’s pro se petition for review to assign new docket number to tendered petition for writ of certiorari treated as a motion for rule on clerk and dismissed. Womack, J., would deny.

CV-22-162. Terrick Nooner v. Ray Hobbs and James Gibson, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Twelfth Division. Petitioner’s pro se petition for review for specific forensic evidence treated as a motion for rule on clerk and dismissed. Womack, J., would deny.

CV-22-208. Jaylon Rhodes v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Appellant’s pro se motion for extension of time to file brief is granted.

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