Case Title: Bufford McDonald v. Honorable John Patterson, Judge

Citation: 

Docket Number: CR04-108

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2004-03-11T00:00:00Z

Document:
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION March 11, 2004 BUFFORD MCDONALD Petitioner v. HONORABLE JOHN PATTERSON, JUDGE Respondent CR 04-108 PRO SE MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK TO FILE MANDAMUS PETITION WITHOUT RECORD, MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL, PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI [CIRCUIT COURT OF POPE COUNTY, NO. CR 98-104] MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK DISMISSED; MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI MOOT Per Curiam Bufford McDonald tendered to this court a petition for writ of mandamus contending that the Honorable John Patterson, a circuit judge in Pope County, had failed to perform some duty with respect to a pleading he had filed in the Circuit Court of Pope County. McDonald subsequently filed the instant motion seeking to file the mandamus action without the certified record required by this court to file such an action. He also asks that counsel be appointed to represent him and that a petition for writ of certiorari be issued. Our Rule 6-1(a) provides that in cases in which the jurisdiction of this court is in fact appellate, although in form original, such as petitions for writs of prohibition, certiorari, or mandamus, the pleadings with certified exhibits from the trial court are treated as the record. Jackson v. Tucker, 325 Ark. 318, 927 S.W.2d 336 (1996). Without this certified record, there is no basis on which this court can assume jurisdiction of a matter. Accordingly, the motion for rule on clerk is dismissed. The motion for appointment of counsel and petition for writ of certiorari are moot. Motion for rule on clerk dismissed; motion for appointment of counsel and petition for writ of certiorari moot.