THOMAS v. HALL

No. 11-1199.

399 S.W.3d 387 (2012)

2012 Ark. 66

Stuart THOMAS, Appellant v. Keith HALL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Carpenter , Office of the City Attorney, for appellant.

Keith Hall and Valerie Thompson Bailey , for appellee.

Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Borrow PLLC, by: John E. Tull III , E.B. Chiles IV , and Amber Davis-Tanner , Little Rock, for amicus curiae Arkansas Press Association.


ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether use-of-force reports prepared by Lieutenant David Hudson of the Little Rock Police Department are exempt from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). We conclude that they are not exempt, and we affirm for that reason.

On October 29, 2011, an incident arose in front of Ferneau Restaurant in Little Rock, which resulted in the use of force by Little Rock Police Lieutenant...

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