Kevin Hackie v. Colonel William J. Bryant

Summary

The court held that Hackie's petition for judicial review of the Arkansas State Police director's licensing decision was not barred by sovereign immunity because it sought only review of an administrative decision and asserted no cause of action against the director or the State. It therefore reversed the circuit court's dismissal and remanded for further proceedings, while dismissing the director's cross-appeal as moot because the entire order was reversed. Justice Karen R. Baker, dissenting, would have reversed the portion of the order voiding the licensing decision on the ground that sovereign immunity deprived the circuit court of jurisdiction.