{"id":"alj-H203656-2023-02-14","awcc_number":"H203656","decision_date":"2023-02-14","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Anna Johnson","employer_name":"Fayetteville Housing Authority","title":"JOHNSON VS. FAYETTEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AWCC# H203656 FEBRUARY 14, 2023","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:5","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":["knee"],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads//JOHNSON_ANNA_H203656_20230214.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"JOHNSON_ANNA_H203656_20230214.pdf","text_length":2396,"full_text":"-1- \n \n BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \n WCC NO. H203656 \n \nANNA JOHNSON, Employee      CLAIMANT \n \nFAYETTEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, Employer   RESPONDENT \n \nARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, Carrier/TPA    RESPONDENT \n \n \n OPINION FILED FEBRUARY 14, 2023  \n \nHearing  before  ADMINISTRATIVE  LAW  JUDGE  ERIC  PAUL  WELLS  in  Fort  Smith, \nSebastian County, Arkansas. \n       \nClaimant not represented by counsel and not appearing at hearing. \n \nRespondent represented by, KAREN H. MCKINNEY, Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \n \n STATEMENT OF THE CASE \n \n This case comes on for review following a hearing on respondents’ Motion to Dismiss. \n On  May  17,  2022,  the  claimant’s  previous  attorney,  Wesley  Cottrell,  filed  an  AR-C \nrequesting various compensation benefits, alleging injuries to her right knee on or about April 7, \n2022. The claim was controverted in its entirety. The matter was set for  a prehearing telephone \nconference. However, before the prehearing  conference could take place,  on July 20, 2022,  Mr. \nCottrell  filed  a  Motion  to  Withdraw  and  on  July  26,  2022,  I  entered  an  Order  allowing  him  to \nwithdraw as claimant’s counsel. No further action was taken on this claim. \n On  November  28,  2022,  the  respondents  filed  a  Motion  to  Dismiss  requesting  that  this \nclaim  be  dismissed  for  lack  of  prosecution.  A  hearing  was  scheduled  for  January  24,  2023. \nNotice  of  that  hearing  was  sent  to  the  claimant  by  certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested  on \nDecember 2, 2022. United States Postal Department records indicate that claimant received and \n\nJohnson – H203656 \n \n-2- \nsigned for the notice on  December 10, 2022.  Despite having received notice of the hearing, the \nclaimant did not appear at the hearing, nor did she contact the Commission in any manner.  \nAfter  a  review of  the  respondents’  Motion  to  Dismiss,  the  claimant’s lack  of  response \nthereto,  and  her  failure  to  appear  at  the  scheduled  hearing,  as  well  as  all  other  matters  properly \nbefore  the  Commission,  I  find  that  the  respondents’  Motion  to  Dismiss  should  and  hereby  is \ngranted pursuant to Commission Rule 099.13. This dismissal is without prejudice. \n IT IS SO ORDERED. \n \n      ___________________________________ \n       ERIC PAUL WELLS \n      ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"-1- BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION WCC NO. H203656 ANNA JOHNSON, Employee CLAIMANT FAYETTEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, Employer RESPONDENT ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, Carrier/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED FEBRUARY 14, 2023 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE ERIC PAUL WELLS in Fort Smith, Sebastian ...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T23:10:22.441Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H203656-2023-02-14","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads//JOHNSON_ANNA_H203656_20230214.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}