Spurlock v. Riddell

Appellants Michael and Lindsey Spurlock filed a motion for rule on clerk seeking an order of this court directing the Arkansas Supreme Court Clerk to accept their record for filing. Appellants tendered the record on February 14, 2008, under an extension of time granted by the circuit court on December 7, 2007. The clerk refused to file the record because the extension order did not comply with Ark. R. App. P.-Civ. 5(b)(1). Appellants subsequently filed the present motion.

Rule 5(b)(1) applies to both civil and criminal cases for the determination of the timeliness of a record on appeal. See…