ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. SHELBY

No. 11-946.

2012 Ark. 54

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND MINOR CHILDREN, APPELLANT, v. TAKEMMA SHELBY and ROBERT THOMAS, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered February 9, 2012.


JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

This is an original action by the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) seeking a writ of certiorari. DHS asserts that the Jefferson County Circuit Court exceeded its jurisdiction and violated the separation-of-powers doctrine in issuing an order DHS alleges invades the discretionary functions of the executive branch of government. We deny the writ.1 Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court...

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