Case Title: Erica Roper v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

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Docket Number: 08-893

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

Document:
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. 08-893 ERICA JAMES ROPER, APPELLANT, VS. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, APPELLEE, Opinion Delivered September 4, 2008 MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO SUPPLEMENT AND FILE THE COMPLETE RECORD DENIED. PER CURIAM 1. MOTIONS – DEPENDENCY-NEGLECT CASES – APPELLANT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ARK. SUP. CT. R. 6-9(g) – MOTION DENIED.– Appellant’s motion for extension of time to supplement and file the complete record was denied because appellant requested an extension of forty-five days when an extension of no more than seven days is allowed, and the request failed to include the required court reporter affidavit. Motion for Extension of Time to Supplement and File the Complete Record; denied. Teresa L. Bloodman, for appellant. No response. [1] Appellant Erica Roper moves this court for an extension of time to supplement and file the record in this dependency-neglect case. Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9(g) discusses extensions for completion of the record in dependency-neglect cases: -2- 08-893 Only one extension for completion of the record and only one extension per party for submission of the petition shall be granted upon a showing of manifest injustice and only for a period of no more than seven (7) days. If the request is based on the court reporter's inability to complete the transcript, it must be supported by an affidavit of the reporter specifying why the transcript has not been completed. In the present case, Roper requests an extension of forty-five days when an extension of no more than seven days is allowed and fails to include the required court reporter affidavit. The motion is denied.