Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Collier

Arkansas Department of Human Services has petitioned this court for a writ of prohibition, or, in the alternative, a writ of certiorari, to prevent the Faulkner County Circuit Court from enforcing its order declaring an unborn fetus dependent-neglected and ordering DHS to provide prenatal care to the fetus’s mother. This case will be submitted for decision on January 9, 2003. Upon reviewing the materials included in the petitioner’s abstract and addendum, it is apparent that petitioner’s abstract is deficient in that the hearing held on petitioner’s motion to set aside the trial court’s order…