Judge Susan Weaver made up a lie. She said she made an oral order during a hearing on August 4, 2021. Then, 15 days later, she put the purported oral order into writing and claimed the adversely affected litigant had not made an opposition timely.

Five days later, the Court Reporter Jana Perry produced a transcript of the hearing. Lo and behold, the Judge was quoted as making the oral order and there was no objection from the adversely affected litigant, me.

I tried to obtain a copy of the recording of the August 4th hearing, both by a motion in the underlying case and by an independent FOIA request. (Freedom of Information Act)

Judge Weaver refused thus far to allow the recording to be played.

I filed a Federal claim under 42 USC 1983 for deprivation of my constitutional right to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office defended the Judge and Court Reporter.

Deputy AG Michael Mosley filed a motion to dismiss.

Mr. Mosley misstated the complaint and attributed me with saying the court waited 10 days after the written motion to grant it. I clearly wrote that the written motion was granted one day after it was written.

Federal District Court Judge Billy Roy Wilson characterized the suit thus: “Plaintiff filed a complaint criticizing how her state-court case is proceeding.” He dismissed the complaint with no leave to amend.

I was not criticizing the proceedings in state court in general. I was criticizing that inaccurate transcripts are being created, purposefully, by a judge and a court reporter.

Apparently Judge Wilson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge believe we have no constitutional right to an accurate record of court proceedings.

Eventually the recording of the August 4th hearing may be made public.

Or maybe not.