Morin v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

2015 Ark. 308

• Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas
• Decided: July 23, 2015
• Docket: CV-15-556
• Status: Published

Opinion

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SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-15-556

BRANDON MORIN Opinion Delivered July 23, 2015 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE UNION V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. JV-2014-107]

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HONORABLE EDWIN KEATON, HUMAN SERVICES JUDGE APPELLEE MOTION GRANTED.

PER CURIAM

Appellant, Brandon Morin, by and through his attorney, Thomas A. Potter, has filed

a motion for rule on clerk. The circuit court entered an order on March 19, 2015,

terminating Morin’s parental rights to his three minor children. Morin filed a notice of appeal

on March 26, 2015.

Pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9(d) (2014), in dependency-neglect cases,

the record shall be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court within seventy days of the filing

of the notice of appeal. Here, Attorney Potter tendered the record on June 24, 2015, twenty

days after it was due.

When an attorney candidly admits fault for failing to perfect an appeal, we will grant

the motion for rule on clerk, and a copy of the opinion will be forwarded to the Committee

on Professional Conduct. See McDonald v. State, 356 Ark. 106, 146 S.W.3d 883 (2004).

Attorney Potter states in the motion that he accepts full responsibility for failing to ensure that

the correct date was calculated for the record due date and for failing to timely lodge the Cite as 2015 Ark. 308

record with the court. Accordingly, we grant the motion and forward a copy of this opinion

to the Committee.

Motion granted.