Summary of New Litigation Received
	Subcommittee on Litigation Reports
	 of the Arkansas Legislative Council
Agency:	<None>	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	AR Dept. of Finance & Admin.	Attorney	<NA>
Defendant:	City of Sunset	Attorney:	Ka Tina R. Hodge
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT-3RD DIVISION	Docket 	<NA>	Filed:	08/23/2007
Relief Sought:	Non-payment of required contributions from uniform filing fees and court costs.
Issue:	The Plaintiff, the State of Arkansas, DFA, sues the City of Sunset pursuant to the 
	Administration of Justice Act, codified at Arkansas Code Annotated 16-10-301, et seq for non 
	payment of required contributions from uniform filing fees and court costs.
Case History:	Complaint filed 8/23/07.  Will serve defendant.
Current Status:	Active.
Agency:	State Police	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Bishop Collier	Attorney	Fogleman & Rogers
Defendant:	Winford E. Phillips	Attorney:	Matthew B. McCoy
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	CRITTENDEN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT	Docket 	CV2007-357	Filed:	08/01/2007
Relief Sought:
Issue:	Administrative Appeal of Arkansas State Police Director's decision to deny renewal of a 
	concealed handgun license to a convicted felon with an illegal expungement order.
Case History:	Motion to dismiss pending.
Current Status:	Active.
Agency:	Law Enforcement Standards  Cmmsn	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Kenneth W. Phillips	Attorney	Claude Wilson Jenkins
Defendant:	Leonard C. Richardson, et Al	Attorney:	Sherri L. Robinson
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	USDC, EASTERN DISTRICT, PINE BLUFF	Docket 	5:07CV00177 	Filed:	07/12/2007
Relief Sought:	Removal of a form and status report from his commission file.
Issue:	Plaintiff, a former employee of the Dermott Police Department alleges that his civil rights were
	 violated in his arrest and decertification as a police officer.  He names the Commission on Law 
	Enforcement Training and Standards for the purpose of removing a form and status report from
	 his file.
Case History:	Filed Motion to Dismiss on 9/4/07.
Current Status:	Active.
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Agency:	Office of the Governor	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Nicole Winstead, et. Al	Attorney	Rickey H. Hicks
Defendant:	Mark Stodola, et. Al	Attorney:	Scott P. Richardson
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	USDC, EASTERN DISTRICT, WESTERN 	Docket 	4:07CV00682 	Filed:	08/09/2007
Relief Sought:	Declaratory Relief/Compensatory & Punitive Damages
Issue:	Plaintiff's challenge the expansion of the mayor of Little Rock's power under Acts 689 and 729 
	of 2007 and challenge those Acts as Unconstitutional  under 42 USC § 1983, 1st, 4th, 5th, 
	14th, 15th Amendments and 42 US § 1973.
Case History:	State defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss on Tuesday, 8/29/07.  The case was 
	dismissed on 8/30/07, for Plaintiffs' failure to file a brief as requested by thte Court.  
	The next day, 8/31/07, Plaintiffs filed pleadings asking the court to allow the case to 
Current Status:	Active.
Agency:	Department of Correction	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	AR Times, Inc., et. Al	Attorney	James G. Lingle
Defendant:	Larry Norris	Attorney:	C. Joseph Cordi, Jr.
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	USDC, EASTERN DISTRICT, PINE BLUFF	Docket 	5:07CV0195 	Filed:	07/25/2007
Relief Sought:	Injunctive and declaratory relief.
Issue:	Plaintiff alleges that the press should be allowed to observe the full execution of a condemned 
	inmate and that not being allowed to witness the full execution, that their 1st and 14th 
	Amendments rights are being violated.
Case History:	A Motion to Dismiss is pending.
Current Status:	Active.
Agency:	Jud/Discipline Disability Comm	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Wendell L. Griffen	Attorney	Pro Se
Defendant:	Jud/Discipline Disability Comm	Attorney:	Matthew McCoy
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	USDC, EASTERN DISTRICT, WESTERN 	Docket 	4:07CV642	Filed:	07/20/2007
Relief Sought:	Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
Issue:	Honorable Wendell Griffen, AR Court of Appeals Judge, is seeking declaratory and injunctive 
	relief from a statement of charges filed against him by the AR Judicial Discipline & Disability 
	Commission for violating Canons 1, 2A, 2B, 4A(1), 4B and 5A(1)(b) of the AR Code of Judicial
	 Conduct.  He addressed several organizations and was critical of political leaders and 
	government institutions.
Case History:	Motion to Dismiss is pending.
Current Status:	ACTIVE.
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Agency:	State Of Arkansas	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Belinda Canada	Attorney	Pro Se
Defendant:	State of Arkansas	Attorney:	Ashley Argo Priest
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	STATE CLAIMS COMMISSION	Docket 	08-0093-CC	Filed:	08/06/2007
Relief Sought:	Disability Benefits
Issue:	Claimant was injured when struck by a vehicle while working as a flagger for the AR Highway 
	Dept.  Claimant is seeking disability benefits in the amount of $10,000.
Case History:	Hearing set for October 11, 2007.
Current Status:	Active.
Agency:	Department of Correction	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Frank Williams, Jr.	Attorney	Julie Brain
Defendant:	Larry Norris, et. Al	Attorney:	C. Joseph Cordi, Jr.
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	USDC, EASTERN DISTRICT, PINE BLUFF	Docket 	5:07CV00173 	Filed:	07/11/2007
Relief Sought:	Declaration that the protocol is unconstitutional.  Injunction from implementing it.
Issue:	Plaintiff claims that Arkansas's lethal injection protocol creates a substantial risk of unnecessary
	 pain.
Case History:	Consolidated with Nooner v. Norris, UDSC, EDAR, 5:06CV110.  A Motion for 
	Summary Judgment is pending.
Current Status:	Active.
Agency:	Department of Correction	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	State of Arkansas	Attorney	Patrick Hollingsworth
Defendant:	Cecil Smith	Attorney:	Pro Se
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	BAXTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT	Docket 	<NA>	Filed:	08/20/2007
Relief Sought:	Monetary.
Issue:	Action for recovery of costs of care under State Inmate Care and Custody Reimbursement Act.
Case History:	Complaint filed 08/23/07.  Will serve shortly.
Current Status:	Active.
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Agency:	Crime Information Center	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Idumange Theophilus Idumange	Attorney	Ricky Hicks
Defendant:	Charlie Pruitt, et Al	Attorney:	Melanie Hoover
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT- 16TH DIVISION	Docket 	CV2007-7656	Filed:	06/18/2007
Relief Sought:	Injuctive Relief
Issue:	Plaintiff alleges that he was wrongfully made to register as a sex offender and placed him on a 
	Risk Levl 3 for a conviction of a Class 2 Misdemeanor in another state.
Case History:	Motion to Dismiss of Separate Defendants Arkansas Crime Information Center and 
	Charles Pruitt, its Director, filed a Motion to Dismiss on 8/21/07, which is currently 
	pending before the court.
Current Status:	Active.
Agency:	Department of Correction	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Dameon Spenser	Attorney	Dale West
Defendant:	Larry Norris, et. Al	Attorney:	Colin R. Jorgensen
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	USDC, EASTERN DISTRICT, PINE BLUFF	Docket 	5:07CV0151	Filed:	06/19/2007
Relief Sought:	Monetary/Injunctive
Issue:	Plaintiff seeks monetary damages, including punitive damages for lengthy detention prior to 
	judicial appearance.
Case History:	Answer filed on 8/14/07.
Current Status:	Active.
Agency:	Department of Correction	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Theresa C. Pryor-Kendrick	Attorney	Pro Se
Defendant:	Nurzuhal Faust, et. Al	Attorney:	Sherri L. Robinson
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	USDC, EASTERN DISTRICT, BATESVILLE	Docket 	1:07CV00025 	Filed:	05/18/2007
Relief Sought:	Money Damages
Issue:	Plaintiff's complaint is difficult to follow.  It appears that she is complaining of interference 
	with her mail and with child custody. She requests that the defendants be sent to prison and $2.5 
	million in damages.
Case History:	Filed Motion to Dismiss on 8/16/07.
Current Status:	Active.
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Agency:	Teacher Retirement	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	Kevin Byers	Attorney	Robert Newcomb
Defendant:	AR Teacher Retirement System	Attorney:	Ka Tina R. Hodge
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT- 6TH DIVISION	Docket 	07-10631	Filed:	08/20/2007
Relief Sought:	Temporary Restraining Order to stop ATRS from paying retirement benefits.
Issue:	Plaintiff request a Temporary Restraining Order to stop AR Teacher Retirement System from 
	paying retirement benefits to a person other than the deceased designated beneficiary.
Case History:	Hearing conducted on 8/27/07; TRO was denied.  Will file Motion to Dismiss.
Current Status:	ACTIVE.
Agency:	Forestry Commission	Report #:	<NA>
Plaintiff:	AR Forestry Commission	Attorney	Unknown
Defendant:	Hornet, LLC.	Attorney:	Unknown
Intervenor:	Attorney
Court :	UNION COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT	Docket 	CV2007-283-4	Filed:	08/08/2007
Relief Sought:	Reimbursement of funds.
Issue:	We have filed this case on behalf of the AR Forestry Commission to recover costs of 
	extinguishing firest that the defendant started as controlled burns and then was unable to put out.
Case History:	Complaiint filed 8/8/07.  Awaiting  Answer from defendant.
Current Status:	Active.
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