Rea v. Kelley

Appellant Michael E. Rea appeals from the denial of his petition to proceed in the circuit court as a pauper with a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Pending before this court are Rea's motion for an extension to file his brief-in-chief and motion to file a belated brief. A review of the record and the order that denied Rea's in forma pauperis petition indicates that the circuit court failed to provide sufficient findings for this court to review. Accordingly, we defer consideration of the motions and remand for further findings of fact.

Arkansas Rule of Civil Procedure 72 (2017) governs our…