Title: David Hugh Williams v. Arkansas Department of Correction
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 03-674
State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: April 28, 2005

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT No. 03-674 NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION DAVID HUGH WILLIAMS Petitioner v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION Respondent Opinion Delivered September 22, 2005 PRO SE MOTION TO RECALL MANDATE [CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, CV 2002-522-2-5] MOTION DENIED PER CURIAM David Williams, an inmate in the Arkansas Department of Correction, filed a civil rights action under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-105 (Supp. 2003) alleging he was denied prescribed medical care or treatment. The circuit court dismissed the complaint as to all defendants, and we affirmed the dismissal with the modification that the matter was ended with prejudice, finding Williams had failed to demonstrate a serious medical need as required to meet the standard for a constitutional violation claim. Williams v. Arkansas Department of Correction, ___ Ark. ___, ___S.W.3d ___ (April 28, 2005). Williams filed a petition for rehearing which was denied in an unpublished opinion. Williams v. Arkansas Department of Correction, 03-674 (Ark. June 16, 2005). Williams has filed a motion, now before us, to recall the mandate. Petitioner Williams, in the motion, cites Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 5-3 and indicates he seeks certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. Petitioner does not, however, offer any reason for recalling the mandate or explain how recalling the mandate is necessary or proper in this instance. Supreme Court Rule 5-3(d) is used sparingly. Robbins v. State, 354 Ark. 1, 114 S.W.3d 217 (2003). As petitioner has provided no basis for recalling the mandate, we decline to do so. Motion denied. Brown, J., would grant the motion and allow Williams ninety days to perfect the petition for writ of certiorari.