{"id":"alj-H207924-2026-02-05","awcc_number":"H207924","decision_date":"2026-02-05","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Jason Tarkington","employer_name":"Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC","title":"TARKINGTON VS. CONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS LLC AWCC# H207924 February 05, 2026","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TARKINGTON_JASON_H207924_20260205.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"TARKINGTON_JASON_H207924_20260205.pdf","text_length":2185,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H207924 \n \n \nJASON TARKINGTON, EMPLOYEE   CLAIMANT \n \nCONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS LLC, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nESIS INC./INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION/ORDER FILED FEBRUARY 5, 2026 \n \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Russellville, Pope County, \nArkansas. \n \nClaimant is pro se and did not appear at the hearing. \n \nRespondents are represented by JARROD S. PARRISH, Attorney, Little Rock Arkansas. \n \nOPINION/ORDER \n \n \n On  May 28, 2025, claimant filed Form AR-C, alleging a compensable injury on October 29, \n2022.   Claimant was represented at the time by Laura Beth York, who filed a Motion to Withdraw on \nSeptember 15, 2025, and was allowed to withdraw on October 8, 2025.   \nOn December 1, 2025, 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 23, 2026.  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 January  8, \n2026.    Claimant did not respond to respondent’s motion and did not appear in person at the hearing \non January 23, 2026.   \nI find it has been more than six months since prior to this hearing and that no request for a \n\nTarkington-H207924 \n \n2 \n \nhearing has been made in this file.  After my review of the respondent’s motion, the claimant’s lack of \nresponse 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 11  C.A.R. § 25-110(d) (formerly \nCommission 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. H207924 JASON TARKINGTON, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT CONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS LLC, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT ESIS INC./INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED FEBRUARY 5, 2026 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Russellville, Pope Count...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:31:49.890Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H207924-2026-02-05","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TARKINGTON_JASON_H207924_20260205.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}