Legal Opinion
Protect Fayetteville v. City of Fayetteville
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 31, 2019No. CV-17-873PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In October 2017, the State filed a Rule 2(f) petition requesting permission to appeal to this court and sought a discovery stay pending our review. We granted the Rule 2(f) petition and stayed the discovery.
II. Mootness
A case is moot when a decision would not have any practical legal effect upon a then existing legal controversy. Dillon v. Twin City Bank , 325 Ark. 309, 924 S.W.2d 802 (1996). Without question, our decision in this matter would have no effect on the now-resolved controversy as a result of our decision to reverse and dismiss in Protect Fayetteville v. City of Fayetteville ,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Nero v. HylandSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- State ex rel. Dann v. TaftOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- Hamilton, Superintendent v. VerdowCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Gillespie v. BrewerCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
- Meyers v. Yamato Kogyo Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2020
- James Toland and First Arkansas Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Mike Robinson, in His Official Capacity as District Judge of Saline County, Benton [Department]; And Stephanie Casady, in Her Official Capacity as District Judge of Saline County, Bryant [Department]Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
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