Barnes v. Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration

DAVID M. GLOVER, Judge.

11 This is the second appeal from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC) Board’s approval of a private-club permit for Lamar’s Bistro in Magnolia, Arkansas. The first appeal challenged the Board’s decision because of its lack of findings of fact and conclusions of law, and we reversed and remanded on that basis. Barnes v. Ark. Dep’t of Fin. & Admin., 2010 Ark. App. 436, 2010 WL 1997776. On remand, we permitted another hearing, during which the parties were able only to argue their positions to the ABC Board, absent presentation of any new evidence. ABC, again,…