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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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QUESTION PRESENTED .....................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ...................................
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OPINION BELOW .................................................
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JURISDICTION .....................................................
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INTRODUCTION ...................................................
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STATEMENT..........................................................
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REASONS FOR DENYING THE PETITION .......
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I.
This Court does not review a decision of a
state court when that decision rests on a state
law ground, rather than federal law ........... 10
II. The Arkansas Supreme Court’s order denying Petitioners’ fee motion does not fairly
appear to rest on federal law, rather than
Petitioners’ state law procedural default .... 12
A. Petitioners failed to properly file their
motion for appellate fees in the trial
court after the entry of final judgment
and forfeited any ability to seek those
fees ......................................................... 15
B. If Petitioners were required to file their
motion for appellate fees in the Arkansas Supreme Court, they did so nineteen days late and forfeited any ability
to seek those fees ................................... 18
CONCLUSION .......................................................
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