Keywords
Arkansas courts, Rules of Appellate Procedure, Arkansas Supreme Court, diligence requirement, case status, appellate deadlines, order notice
Abstract
A series of Arkansas appellate decisions addresses a recurring issue—the entry of a final order without notice to one or more litigants. Appellate deadlines run from the date of entry of a final order, so the lack of notice typically results in the inability to perfect an appeal, as a party unaware of the entry of a final order is unlikely to timely perfect an appeal. This troublesome issue has arisen in Arkansas with sufficient frequency to merit a specific provision in the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure—Civil.4 If a party can satisfy its requirements, Rule 4(b)(3) of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure—Civil permits an attorney or litigant who did not receive notice of a judgment, decree, or order from which an appeal is sought to obtain an extension of time to file a belated notice of appeal.
Recommended Citation
Johnathan D. Horton,
Diligence and Belated Appeals: Ark R. App P.-Civ. 4(b)(3) in Theory and Practice,
73 Ark. L. Rev.
717
(2021).
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/alr/vol73/iss4/2
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