Arkansas Supreme Court issues multiple per curiam orders on procedural motions and remands

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Oct. 24, 2024, posted a series of per curiam orders addressing procedural motions in multiple appeals and original actions. The docket lists grants and denials on motions for extensions, remands to settle or supplement records, motions to dismiss, and petitions to accept voluntary surrender of professional licenses. Notable entries include CR-23-618 (Mauricio Alejandro Torres v. State of Arkansas), where the appellant’s fourth motion for extension of time to comply with a writ of certiorari was granted; CR-24-97 (Justin Mays v. State of Arkansas), remanded to settle and supplement the record; and D-24-306 (Arkansas Supreme Court Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners v. Sharon Fields), in which the court granted the board’s petition to accept surrender of a certificate in lieu of disciplinary proceedings. Several other routine docket items appear in the per curiam list: motions to dismiss or for extensions in criminal appeals, petitions for writs of certiorari to complete or supplement records, pro se motions granted or denied, and petitions for voluntary surrender of law licenses (for example, In Re William H. Barfield). The per curiam section is largely procedural and does not include full written opinions or reasoning in the transcript excerpt provided. These orders alter the procedural posture of the listed cases (remands, supplemental records, granted extensions) but do not, in the docket excerpt, set precedential legal rulings or include substantive written opinions.