Title: Joseph Franklin v. Honorable Michael Maggio, Judge

State: arkansas

Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court

Document:

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION April 15, 2004 JOSEPH FRANKLIN Petitioner v. HONORABLE MICHAEL MAGGIO, JUDGE Respondent 04-330 PRO SE MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK TO FILE MANDAMUS PETITION WITHOUT RECORD [CIRCUIT COURT OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, NO. UNKNOWN] MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK DISMISSED Per Curiam Joseph Franklin tendered to this court a petition for writ of mandamus contending that Circuit Judge Michael Maggio had failed to perform some duty with respect to a pleading he had filed in the Circuit Court of Van Buren County. Franklin subsequently filed the instant motion seeking to file the mandamus action without the certified record required by this court to file such an action. 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. Motion for rule on clerk dismissed.