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      "Bobby ROBERTS, et al., Petitioners v. Sharon PRIEST, Secretary of State, Respondent v. John Hoyle, et al., Intervenors"
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      {
        "text": "Per Curiam.\nPresently pending in this matter is the obligation to pay the costs of the master\u2019s fact-finding and the cost of the court reporter for transcription of the three-day hearing conducted by the master. The master, the Honorable Jack L. Lessenberry, was appointed as a fact-finder by per curiam order of this court dated September 11, 1998. See Roberts v. Priest, 334 Ark. 244, 973 S.W.2d 797 (1998). On that same date, we required petitioner\u2019s counsel and intervenor\u2019s counsel each to post a bond for costs in the amount of $1,000. Id. Pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. Rule 6-5, which deals with an original action and the costs incurred by a master\u2019s taking of evidence, we have held that the master\u2019s hearing and the transcript of it are for the mutual benefit of the parties. See Bailey v. McCuen, 319 Ark. 369, 370, 891 S.W.2d 797 (1995). Accordingly, we hold that the real parties in interest, the petitioner and the intervenor, shall share equally the obligation of costs. The respondent, Sharon Priest, Secretary of State, is not subject to payment of costs because of sovereign immunity. Id. at 369. After being credited with the $1,000 bond amount for their share of the $4,682.50 master\u2019s bill and the $2,788.50 reporter\u2019s bill, petitioner is directed to pay $2,735.50 into the registry of this court. Likewise, the intervenor is directed to pay $2,735.50 into the registry of this court.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Friday, Eldredge & Clark, by: Elizabeth Robben Murray, Robert S. Shafer, and Ellen M. Owens, for petitioner.",
      "Winston Bryant, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Tim Humphries, Ass\u2019t Att\u2019y Gen., for respondent.",
      "Oscar Stilley, for intervenors."
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    "head_matter": "Bobby ROBERTS, et al., Petitioners v. Sharon PRIEST, Secretary of State, Respondent v. John Hoyle, et al., Intervenors\n98-1052\n979 S.W.2d 453\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered November 12, 1998\nFriday, Eldredge & Clark, by: Elizabeth Robben Murray, Robert S. Shafer, and Ellen M. Owens, for petitioner.\nWinston Bryant, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Tim Humphries, Ass\u2019t Att\u2019y Gen., for respondent.\nOscar Stilley, for intervenors."
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