{"id":"alj-H206227-2024-02-01","awcc_number":"H206227","decision_date":"2024-02-01","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Brian Rankin","employer_name":"Benton County Road Depatment","title":"RANKIN VS. BENTON COUNTY ROAD DEPATMENT AWCC# H206227 FEBRUARY 1, 2024","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/RANKIN_BRIAN_H206227_20240201.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"RANKIN_BRIAN_H206227_20240201.pdf","text_length":2220,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H206227 \n \nBRIAN RANKIN, EMPLOYEE   CLAIMANT \n \nBENTON COUNTY ROAD DEPATMENT, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nAAC RISK MANAGEMENT SRVICES/INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION/ORDER FILED FEBRUARY 1, 2024 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Springdale, Washington \nCounty, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant is not represented and did not appear at the hearing. \n \nRespondents are represented by ZACHARY RYBURN, Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas \n \nOPINION/ORDER \n \n On  August 30, 2022, claimant filed Form AR-C, alleging a compensable injury on April 19, \n2022.  Claimant  was  represented  at  the  time  by  Jarid  Kinder,  who  filed  a  Motion  to  Withdraw  on \nOctober 25, 203 and was allowed to withdraw on November 14, 2023.  No other attorney entered an \nappearance on claimant’s behalf.     \nOn November 17, 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 \nJanuary 18, 2024.  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  claimant  on  December  15, \n2023.  Claimant did not respond to Respondent’s motion and did not appear in person at the hearing \non January 18, 2024.   \nI find it has been more than six months since prior to this hearing and that no request for a \n\nRankin-H206227 \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 and \nhereby 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. H206227 BRIAN RANKIN, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT BENTON COUNTY ROAD DEPATMENT, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT AAC RISK MANAGEMENT SRVICES/INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Springdale, Wa...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:57:04.087Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H206227-2024-02-01","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/RANKIN_BRIAN_H206227_20240201.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}