Ruiz v. Felts

|; Appellant, Casey L. Ruiz, is an inmate incarcerated in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). Ruiz fíled a petition in the Pulaski County Circuit Court that sought judicial review of a decision of the Arkansas Parole Board (Board) pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code Annotated sections 25-15-212-219 (Repl. 2014). A petition to proceed in forma pauperis was filed in connection with his petition for judicial review. The circuit court denied Ruiz’s in forma pau-peris petition pursuant to Rule 72 (2015) of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure on the basis that…