Bradshaw v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

Cite as 2015 Ark. App. 403
ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS
DIVISION III
No. CV-15-167
STEPHANIE BRADSHAW Opinion Delivered June 17, 2015
APPELLANT
APPEAL FROM THE SALINE
COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
V. [NO. 63JV-13-83]
HONORABLE GARY ARNOLD,
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF JUDGE
HUMAN SERVICES and MINOR
CHILD AFFIRMED; MOTION TO
APPELLEES WITHDRAW GRANTED
PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER, Judge
This appeal is from a Saline County Circuit Court order terminating Stephanie
Bradshaw’s parental rights to her daughter, C.K.1 Appellant’s counsel has filed a no-merit
brief pursuant to Linker-Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, 359 Ark. 131, 194
S.W.3d 739 (2004), and Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Rule 6-9(i) (2014),
addressing all rulings decided adversely to Bradshaw—including the decision to
terminate—and asserting that there are no issues that would support a meritorious appeal.
Counsel has also filed a motion asking to be relieved as counsel. The clerk of this court sent
copies of the motion and brief to Bradshaw, advising her that she had the right to file pro se
points for reversal. She has not done so.
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The court also terminated the parental rights of Jose Ibarra, the putative father of
C.K. He has not appealed that determination and is not a party to this appeal.
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After carefully examining the record and the no-merit brief, we conclude that counsel
has complied with the requirements established by the Arkansas Supreme Court for no-merit
appeals in termination cases and that the appeal is wholly without merit. Accordingly, we
affirm by memorandum opinion the termination of Ms. Bradshaw’s parental rights. See In re
Memorandum Opinions, 16 Ark. App. 301, 700 S.W.2d 63 (1985); Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 5-2(e)
(2014). Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted.
KINARD and HOOFMAN, JJ., agree.
Suzanne Ritter Lumpkin, Arkansas Public Defender Commission, for appellant.
No response.
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