Kennedy v. Byers

Appellant Jeremy Kennedy appeals pro se from the June 7, 2005 order of the Lincoln County Circuit Court, whereby his petition for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was dismissed due to the petitioner’s failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Kennedy, however, failed to include a notice of appeal in his Addendum, in violation of Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-2(a)(8), which provides that “an Addendum shall include true and legible photocopies of the order . . . from which the appeal is taken, along with any other relevant…