Robert C. Gamble, III v. Allan Ray
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, JUDGE
DIVISION III
CA07-177
ROBERT C. GAMBLE, III
October 10, 2007
APPELLANT
V.
APPEAL FROM THE HEMPSTEAD
COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
[NO. CV-03-243-1]
ALLAN RAY
APPELLEE
HON. KEITH NEWTON
CIRCUIT JUDGE
WOOD,
REBRIEFING ORDERED
JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, Judge
Appellant Robert C. Gamble, III, has attempted to appeal from the dismissal of his
civil case in Hempstead County. His brief, however, does not include the actual order of
dismissal or the pleadings in the addendum as required by Rule 4-2(a)(8) of the Rules of
the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. We therefore order that this
deficiency be corrected before we consider Mr. Gamble’s appeal on the merits. Under
our rules and case law, we will not reach the merits of an issue when a document that is
necessary for an understanding of the issue is not present in an appellant’s brief.
Boatmen’s Trust Co. of Ark. v. Housing Authority of City of North Little Rock, 346 Ark.
192, 57 S.W.3d 132 (2001).
While we are mindful that Mr. Gamble is attempting to represent himself in this
matter, it is well-settled law that a pro se defendant must abide by the same rules and
standards as a licensed attorney. Hooker v. Farm Plan Corp., 331 Ark. 418, 962 S.W.2d
353 (1998). In accordance with Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Rule 4-2, we give
Mr. Gamble fifteen days to rebrief this case and submit a conforming addendum.
Rebriefing ordered.
G RIFFEN and M ARSHALL, JJ., agree.
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