Shields v. QHG of Springdale, Inc.

PAUL E. DANIELSON, Justice.

| Respectfully, I dissent. Our case law makes clear, and the majority acknowledges, that once a pro se motion is filed by a represented party, a circuit court should exercise its discretion to either (1) strike the pro se motion on the ground that the defendant is represented by counsel and thus was not entitled to proceed pro se, or (2) otherwise make an appropriate ruling on the motion. See Urquhart v. Davis, 342 Ark. 9, 25 S.W.3d 411 (2000); Monts v. Lessenberry, 305 Ark. 202, 806 S.W.2d 379 (1991). In either event, “disposition should be prompt and made a matter…