Hamilton v. Jones

Court reporter Iris Brooks failed to timely complete the transcript in the above-captioned case. Ms. Brooks was ordered to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court for failing to comply with our order granting writ of certiorari to complete the record. See Hamilton v. Jones, 351 Ark. 382, 93 S.W.3d 694 (2002). The final deadline to return the writ was December 8, 2002. On December 6, attorney for the plaintiff S. Butler Bernard, Jr., spoke with Ms. Brooks about procuring the record for filing, at which time she explained it would not be ready until the following week. Mr.…