{"id":"alj-G708582-2026-03-18","awcc_number":"G708582","decision_date":"2026-03-18","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Linda Bradley","employer_name":"Pine Bluff School District","title":"BRADLEY VS. PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT AWCC# G708582 March 18, 2026","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:7","granted:2"],"injury_keywords":["neck","shoulder"],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/BRADLEY_LINDA_G708582_20260318.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"BRADLEY_LINDA_G708582_20260318.pdf","text_length":4263,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION\n \nCLAIM NO. \nG708582\n \n \n \nLINDA BRADLEY\n, EMPLOYEE\n \nCLAIMANT\n \n \nPINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT\n, EMPLOYER\n \nRESPONDENT\n \n \nARK SCHOOL BOARDS \nASSOC. WCT\n/\n                                                   \nRESPONDENT\n \nARKANSAS SCHOOL BOARDS ASSN.\n,\n \nCARRIER/TPA \n \n \n \n \nOPINION FILED 18 MARCH 2026 \n \n \nHeard before Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the Commission”) \nAdministrative Law Judge JayO. Howe on 12 February 2026 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. \n \nThe pro se claimant failed to appear. \n \nWorley, Wood & Parrish, PA, Ms. Melissa Wood, appeared for the respondents. \n \nSTATEMENT OF THE CASE \n \n A hearing on the respondents’ Motion to Dismiss was held on this matter in Pine \nBluff, Arkansas, on 12 February 2026. The record from the hearing consists of the \ntranscript; Respondents’ Exhibit No 1, (one index page and five additional pages of \ncorrespondence and filings); and Respondents’ Exhibit No 2 (one index page and an \nadditional nine pages of forms and filings). \nThis claim relates to compensable neck and right shoulder injuries sustained on 4 \nDecember 2017. Its procedural history consists of several hearings over the years. Most \nrecently, and after a hearing on 8 May 2025, Administrative Law Judge Chandra Black \nentered an Opinion and Order on 5 August 2025 finding that the claimant had failed to \nprove an entitlement to the additional benefits she was seeking (specifically, additional \npermanent impairment benefits and additional medical benefits). ALJ Black subsequently \n\nL. BRADLEY- G708582 \n2 \n \nentered a Nunc Pro Tunc Order on 14 August 2025 that corrected a clerical error in her \nOpinion.  \nOn 5 November 2025, the respondents requested that this claim be dismissed for the \nclaimant’s failure to prosecute her claim under the Commission Rule at 11 C.A.R. § 25-\n110(d). They argued that sufficient time had passed under the Rule without a bona fide \nrequest for a hearing on any potentially remaining issues.  \n Notice of the respondents’ motion was sent to the claimant, consistent with \nCommission practices, via First Class Mail and Certified Mail. Notice of a hearing on the \nrespondents’ motion was sent in the same manner.  \nFINDINDGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW \n After reviewing the record as a whole, I hereby make the following findings of fact \nand conclusions of law in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-704 (Repl. 2012): \n 1. The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter. \n2. The parties were provided with reasonable notice of the Motion to Dismiss \nand the hearing on the motion. \n \n3. The evidence preponderates that the claimant has failed to prosecute her \nclaim under 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d). \n \n4. The Motion to Dismiss is hereby granted; this claim is dismissed without \nprejudice under 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d). \n \nDISCUSSION \nThe respondents appeared on 12 February 2026 and presented their motion. As \nargued by the respondents at the hearing, 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d) provides for a dismissal for \nfailure to prosecute an action upon application by either party and reasonable notice. As \nnoted above, notice of the respondents’ motion and notice of the scheduling of the hearing \nwas provided to the claimant. She has appeared in the past to litigate her case but chose \nnot to attend the hearing to object to this dismissal. \n\nL. BRADLEY- G708582 \n3 \n \nAt least eight Forms AR-C appear in the record, with the most recent being filed on \n29 February 2024. As noted above, a hearing was last held on 8 May 2025. The subsequent \nOpinion and Order was not appealed. The respondents argue that the claimant has failed to \nprosecute her claim since the adjudication of those issues. Indeed, the claimant has not \nrequested a hearing on any potential issue that remains in her claim.  \nNo objection was filed to the respondents’ motion to dismiss this claim; and the \nclaimant did not appear at the hearing to resist the dismissal of her claim. Based on the \nevidence presented, a dismissal without prejudice is appropriate.  \nORDER \n The Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and this claim for additional benefits is \nDISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. \nSO ORDERED. \n________________________________ \n       JAYO. HOWE \n       ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. G708582 LINDA BRADLEY , EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT , EMPLOYER RESPONDENT ARK SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOC. WCT /","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:30:59.710Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-G708582-2026-03-18","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/BRADLEY_LINDA_G708582_20260318.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}