Mangrum v. Pigue

Mangrum filed a motion for rule on the clerk seeking an order that the 'clerk accept a transcript and record for filing which have not been certified as required by our rules. Under Ark. R. Sup. Ct. 3-1(1) (2003), all transcripts shall be prepared by certified court reporters. Likewise, Cert, of Ct. Rptrs. § 9 (2003), provides that all transcripts taken in court proceedings will be accepted only if they are certified by a court reporter who holds a valid license.

Iris Brooks was the Court Reporter on October 31, 2002, and November 1, 2002, when the proceedings at issue took place. On those…