Skokos v. Skokos

Pamela F. SKOKOS v. Theodore C. SKOKOS

93-1079
94-952                                             ___ S.W.2d ___

                    Supreme Court of Arkansas
                 Opinion delivered April 1, 1996


Records -- motion to release consolidated trial record granted. --
     Where a litigant in a separate case brought against him by
     appellant filed a motion to release the consolidated trial
     record of two cases decided by the supreme court containing
     evidence involved in his case, the supreme court granted the
     motion, noting that the consolidated record was in the
     possession of a chancellor who was using it to conduct further
     proceedings in the case, and stating that the movant could
     make whatever arrangements the chancellor might permit for
     temporary access to and copying of the record.


     Motion to Release Trial Record; granted.
     Henry Hodges and Robert L. Robinson, for appellant.
     Barber, McCaskill, Amsler, Jones & Hale, P.A., by: Karen
McKinney, for Joseph Gelzine.

     Per Curiam. April 1, 1996   *ADVREP14*

                                    93-1079
                                    94-952

PAMELA F. SKOKOS
                                    Motion to Release Trial       
             Appellant              Record

        v. 

THEODORE C. SKOKOS

             Appellee               Motion Granted







                           Per Curiam.

     Joseph Gelzine seeks access to records of trial in two cases
decided by this Court, Skokos v. Gray, 318 Ark. 571, 886 S.W.2d 618 
(1993) (Case No. 93-1079), and Skokos v. Skokos, 322 Ark. 563, 909 S.W.2d 653 (1994) (Case No. 94-952).  Mr. Gelzine states he is a
litigant in a separate case brought against him by Pamela F. Skokos
involving evidence contained in the records requested.  Ms. Skokos
has responded to Mr. Gelzine's motion for release of the
transcripts to the effect that she has no objection.
     In our per curiam order in Case No. 94-952 we granted a motion
to chronologize and consolidate the records in the two cases.  We
remanded the consolidated case to the Trial Court and appointed
Chancellor Jim R. Hannah to replace Chancellor Alice S. Gray who
had recused.  
     The consolidated record sought in this motion is in the
possession of Chancellor Hannah who is using it to conduct further
proceedings in the case.  Mr. Gelzine may make whatever
arrangements Chancellor Hannah may permit for temporary access to
and copying of the record.

Brown, J., not participating.