City of Little Rock, Arkansas, Appellant v. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Appellee

Summary

The court held that the City's appeal from the Rule 11 sanction was timely but moot because the City voluntarily paid the $10,000 penalty without seeking a supersedeas or otherwise preserving appellate review. It affirmed the contempt order because the City admittedly failed to comply with the payment deadline, and the court would not review the validity of the underlying order in that contempt appeal. Justice Hart, dissenting, would have reversed and dismissed both orders, concluding that the circuit court lacked authority to impose the sanction and that the payment was not purely voluntary.