Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. v. State 2

2017 Ark. App. 138

Opinion

Cite as 2017 Ark. App. 138

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION I CR-16-795 No.

OPINION DELIVERED: MARCH 8, 2017 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI APPELLANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, ELEVENTH DIVISION [NO. 60JV-16-414] V. HONORABLE PATRICIA A. JAMES, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE AFFIRMED

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge

Appellant, the Division of Youth Services of the Arkansas Department of Human

Services (hereinafter ADHS), appeals the June 28, 2016 order of commitment for J.G. and

the June 30, 2016 order denying its motion to intervene and partially granting its motion to

set aside the June 28, 2016 order filed by the Pulaski County Circuit Court. ADHS does

not appeal the actual determination of delinquency with respect to J.G. in this matter, but

rather, the limitations and requirements placed on ADHS by the order issued by the

Eleventh Division of the Sixth Judicial District. ADHS argues that this court should (1)

reverse the denial of the motion to intervene filed by ADHS and (2) find that the limitations

placed on ADHS as it relates to its placement of J.G. upon commitment by the trial court

infringes on its statutory authority. Cite as 2017 Ark. App. 138

We affirm based on the analysis in a companion opinion decided today. See Ark.

Dep’t of Human Servs. v. State, 2017 Ark. App. 140.

Affirmed.

ABRAMSON and VIRDEN, JJ., agree.

Nader G. Afsordeh, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Chief

Counsel, for appellant.

Leslie Rutledge, Att’y Gen., by: Adam Jackson, Ass’t Att’y Gen., for appellee.