§ RULE 77 COURTS AND CLERKS

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RULE 77. COURTS AND CLERKS

    (a) Court Hours. Courts shall be deemed open as specified in subsection (c) hereof for the purpose of filing any pleading or other paper; of issuing and returning process; and of making and directing all interlocutory motions, orders and rules. Pleadings and other papers may be filed with the judge as provided in Rule 5(d).

    (b) Trials and Hearings. All trials and hearings shall be public except as otherwise provided by law, such as, for example,
Ark.Code Ann. § 16-13-318.

    (c) Clerk's Office and Orders of Clerk. The clerk's office with the clerk or deputy in attendance shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. All motions and applications in the clerk's office for issuing mesne or final process and for any other proceedings which do not require allowance or order of the court are grantable of course by the clerk, but his action may be suspended, altered or rescinded by the court upon good cause shown.