{"id":"alj-H204902-2023-11-02","awcc_number":"H204902","decision_date":"2023-11-02","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Dustin Blocker","employer_name":"Clay Cole Construction Corporation","title":"BLOCKER VS. CLAY COLE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION AWCC# H204902 NOVEMBER 2, 2023","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads//BLOCKER_DUSTIN_H204902_20231102.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"BLOCKER_DUSTIN_H204902_20231102.pdf","text_length":2214,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H204902 \n \nDUSTIN L. BLOCKER, EMPLOYEE   CLAIMANT \n \nCLAY COLE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nSTATE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANIES/INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION/ORDER FILED NOVEMBER 2, 2023 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Russellville, Pope County, \nArkansas. \n \nClaimant is not represented and did not appear at the hearing. \n \nRespondents are represented by WILLIAM ROY SANDERS, Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nOPINION/ORDER \n \n On  August 26, 2022, claimant filed Form AR-C, alleging a compensable injury on June 29, \n2022. Claimant was represented at the time by Daniel E. Wren, who filed a Motion to Withdraw on \nJune 27, 2023 and was allowed to withdraw on July 7, 2023.  No other attorney entered an appearance \non claimant’s behalf.     \nOn September 1, 2023, respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss, alleging that it had been more \nthan six months since claimant filed his Form AR-C with the Commission, but he had not made a \nrequest for a hearing in that time. A hearing on  respondent’s Motion to Dismiss was scheduled for \nOctober 23, 2023.  Notice of the scheduled hearing was sent to claimant by certified mail at the last \nknown address in the Commission’s file. The notice was delivered to that address on September 14, \n2023    Claimant did not respond to Respondent’s motion and did not appear in person at the hearing \non October 23, 2023.   \nI find it has been more than six months since prior to this hearing and that no request for a \n\nBlocker-H204902 \n \n2 \n \nhearing has been made in this file.  After my review of the Respondent’s motion, the Claimant’s lack \nof response and failure to attend the hearing for the Respondent’s motion, as well as all other matters \nproperly before the Commission, I find that Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss this claim should be \nand hereby is granted.  This dismissal is pursuant to Commission Rule 099.13 and is without prejudice. \nIT IS SO ORDERED. \n \n \n      _______________________________________                                                                                   \n      JOSEPH C. SELF \n      ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H204902 DUSTIN L. BLOCKER, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT CLAY COLE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT STATE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANIES/INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED NOVEMBER 2, 2023 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in ...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T23:00:06.495Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H204902-2023-11-02","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads//BLOCKER_DUSTIN_H204902_20231102.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}