Arkansas Supreme Court

The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court’s ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at courts.state.ar.us.

PROCEEDINGS OF MARCH 1, 2012 CHIEF JUSTICE JIM HANNAH

10-127. Joe Louis Kelley Jr. v. Larry Norris, Director, and Shelli Maroney, Records Supervisor, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson Circuit. Reversed and remanded with directions.

JUSTICE DONALD L. CORBIN

CR09-824. Thomas Leo Springs v. State, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District. Affirmed.

JUSTICE ROBERT L. BROWN

11-870. City of Clinton v. Southern Paramedic Services Inc., Gary Padget et al., from Van Buren Circuit. Appeal dismissed as moot; case remanded with directions. 11-1129. Michelle Anne Brown v. Vernon Paul Brown, from Benton Circuit. Affirmed.

JUSTICE PAUL E. DANIELSON

11- 356. In Re appointment of a temporary guardian for Baby Boy B., a minor, from Faulkner Circuit. Appeal moot.

JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER

CR11-695. Ricky Hershel Justus v. State, from Garland Circuit. Pro se petition for writ of certiorari and motions to supplement record and for transcript. Petition granted in part; appeal dismissed; motions moot. Hannah, C.J., concurs. 11-374. In the matter of the adoption of Baby Boy B., a Minor, from Faulkner Circuit. Reversed and remanded. Corbin and Danielson, JJ., concur. 11-671. Deer/mount Judea School

District v. Mike Beebe, individually and in his official capacity as Governor of the State; Mark Darr, individually and in his official capacity as Lieutenant Governor of the State; Dr. Tom W. Kimbrell, individually and in his official capacity as Commissioner of Education for the State of Arkansas; Dr. Naccaman Williams, individually and in his official capacity as Chairman of the State Board of Education; Dr. Ben Mays, individually and in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Education; Sherry Burrow, individually and in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Education; Jim Cooper, individually and in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Education; Brenda Gullett, individually and in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Education; Samuel Ledbetter, individually and in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Education; Alice Williams Mahoney, individually and in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Education; Toyce Newton, individually and in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Education; Vicki Saviers, individually and in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Education; Richard Weiss, individually and in his official capacity as Director of the Department of Finance and Administration; Mac Dodson, individually and in his official capacity as President of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority; Robert Moore, individually and in his official capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives; Paul Bookout, individually and in his official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, from Pulaski Circuit, 2nd Division. Dismissed without prejudice.