Abel v. Kowalski

Allen ABEL and Liberty Real Estate, et al. v.
Andrew KOWALSKI

94-988                                             ___ S.W.2d ___

                    Supreme Court of Arkansas
               Opinion delivered January 22, 1996


1.   Attorney & client -- one who is not licensed attorney may not
     practice law in Arkansas. -- One who is not a licensed
     attorney may not practice law in Arkansas.

2.   Appeal & error -- matter returned to court of appeals --
     appellate court directed to have appellants promptly file
     briefs. -- Where the appeal record reflected that the original
     transcript in the present case was filed in the court of
     appeals on September 15, 1994, and appellants were granted at
     least five extensions to file a brief, the last of which was
     on November 6, 1995, but the court of appeals, giving no
     reason for doing so, certified the case to the supreme court
     on December 13, 1995, the supreme court returned the matter to
     the court of appeals, directing the court of appeals to strike
     any motions filed by the unlicensed party on behalf of others
     and to have appellants promptly file their briefs and to
     dismiss appellants' appeal if they fail to do so.


     Motion to Supplement the Record; Certified to Court of Appeals
with Directions.
     Bill Hatch, pro se.
     No response.

     Per Curiam.*ARKREP9*






ALLEN ABEL AND LIBERTY REAL
ESTATE, ET AL.,
                    APPELLANT,

V.

ANDREW KOWALSKI,
                    APPELLEE.



94-988

Opinion Delivered:  1-22-96

MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD





CERTIFY TO COURT OF APPEALS
WITH DIRECTIONS





                           PER CURIAM

     A Bill Hatch purportedly appears pro se, but tenders a motion
on behalf of appellants Allen Abel and Liberty Real Estate,
requesting certain documents be added to the record on appeal. 
First, we note that Hatch is not a licensed attorney and may not
practice law in Arkansas.  See Ark. Code Ann.  16-22-206 (1987);
see also All City Glass & Mirror, Inc. v. McGraw Hill Information
Sys. Co., 295 Ark. 520, 750 S.W.2d 395 (1988).  Therefore, Hatch
may not represent Abel or Liberty Real Estate in this case. 
Second, the appeal record reflects the original transcript in this
case was filed in the court of appeals on September 15, 1994, where
appellants were granted at least five extensions to file a brief,
the last of which was on November 6, 1995.  On December 13, 1995,
the court of appeals, giving no reason for doing so, certified this
case to our court.  Afterwards, on December 18, 1995, Hatch
tendered the above motion in this court to supplement the record.
     We return this matter to the court of appeals, noting first
that Hatch cannot represent appellants Abel and Liberty Real
Estate, and we direct the court of appeals to strike any motion(s)
filed by Hatch on behalf of others.  We also direct the appellate
court to have appellants promptly file their briefs in this case
and to dismiss appellants' appeal if they fail to do so.
     It is so ordered.