{
  "id": 3688932,
  "name": "Dwayne DOBBINS v. DEMOCRATIC PARTY of ARKANSAS; David Pryor, Chairman of Democratic Party; Mariah Hatta, Executive Director of Democratic Party; Charlie Daniels, Secretary of State; Pulaski County Election Commission; Kent Walker, Pulaski County Election Commission Chairman; Martha McCaskill, Pulaski County Election Commissioner; and Ozell Snider, Pulaski County Election Commissioner",
  "name_abbreviation": "Dobbins v. Democratic Party",
  "decision_date": "2008-10-22",
  "docket_number": "08-1225",
  "first_page": "452",
  "last_page": "453",
  "citations": [
    {
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      "cite": "374 Ark. 452"
    },
    {
      "type": "parallel",
      "cite": "288 S.W.3d 606"
    }
  ],
  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ark.",
    "id": 8808,
    "name": "Arkansas Supreme Court"
  },
  "jurisdiction": {
    "id": 34,
    "name_long": "Arkansas",
    "name": "Ark."
  },
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  "last_updated": "2023-07-14T22:36:09.980592+00:00",
  "provenance": {
    "date_added": "2019-08-29",
    "source": "Harvard",
    "batch": "2018"
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  "casebody": {
    "judges": [
      "Wills, J., not participating."
    ],
    "parties": [
      "Dwayne DOBBINS v. DEMOCRATIC PARTY of ARKANSAS; David Pryor, Chairman of Democratic Party; Mariah Hatta, Executive Director of Democratic Party; Charlie Daniels, Secretary of State; Pulaski County Election Commission; Kent Walker, Pulaski County Election Commission Chairman; Martha McCaskill, Pulaski County Election Commissioner; and Ozell Snider, Pulaski County Election Commissioner"
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Per Curiam.\nPetitioner Dwayne Dobbins moves this court for a writ of mandamus, injunction, and declaratory relief, and further moves to expedite the hearing of his petition. In his petition, Dobbins prays that this court direct the respondents to certify him and to place him on the ballot for the position of State Representative, District 39.\nWe grant Dobbins\u2019s motion to expedite and hereby order briefing in the matter. Simultaneous briefs by the parties shall be filed no later than 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 23, 2008. No reply briefs will be permitted. Because we take judicial notice of the fact that early voting has already begun in Pulaski County and the ballots have already been printed, we further order the parties to address, in addition to any issues raised or addressed by them, the practicality of placing Dobbins on the ballot at this late date should his petition be meritorious.\nMotion to expedite granted; briefing ordered.\nWills, J., not participating.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Per Curiam."
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Morris and Associates, P.A., by: Jimmy C. Morris, Jr., for petitioner.",
      "No response."
    ],
    "corrections": "",
    "head_matter": "Dwayne DOBBINS v. DEMOCRATIC PARTY of ARKANSAS; David Pryor, Chairman of Democratic Party; Mariah Hatta, Executive Director of Democratic Party; Charlie Daniels, Secretary of State; Pulaski County Election Commission; Kent Walker, Pulaski County Election Commission Chairman; Martha McCaskill, Pulaski County Election Commissioner; and Ozell Snider, Pulaski County Election Commissioner\n08-1225\n288 S.W.3d 606\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered October 22, 2008\nMorris and Associates, P.A., by: Jimmy C. Morris, Jr., for petitioner.\nNo response."
  },
  "file_name": "0452-01",
  "first_page_order": 476,
  "last_page_order": 477
}