{"id":"alj-H307861-2024-12-12","awcc_number":"H307861","decision_date":"2024-12-12","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Steven Kelems","employer_name":"Nidec Motor Corporation","title":"KELEMS VS. NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION AWCC# H307861 December 12, 2024","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/KELEMS_STEVEN_H307861_20241212.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"KELEMS_STEVEN_H307861_20241212.pdf","text_length":2110,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H307861 \n \nSTEVEN E. KELEMS, EMPLOYEE   CLAIMANT \n \nNIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nTRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY/INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION/ORDER FILED DECEMBER 12, 2024 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Fort Smith, Sebastian \nCounty, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant is pro se and did not attend the hearing. \n \nRespondents are represented by GUY A. WADE, Attorney, Little Rock Arkansas \n \nOPINION/ORDER \n \n On  March 6, 2024, claimant filed Form AR-C, alleging a compensable injury on October 13, \n2023.   Claimant was represented at the time by Laura Beth York, who filed a motion to withdraw on \nMay 3, 2024 and was allowed to withdraw on June 4, 2024.   \nOn September 17, 2024, 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 \nDecember 2, 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 returned unclaimed on October  31, \n2024.    Claimant did not respond to Respondent’s motion and did not appear in person at the hearing \non December 2, 2024.  \nI find it has been more than six months since prior to this hearing and that no request for a \n\nKelems-H307861 \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 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. H307861 STEVEN E. KELEMS, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY/INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED DECEMBER 12, 2024 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Fort Smith, Se...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:45:18.560Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H307861-2024-12-12","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/KELEMS_STEVEN_H307861_20241212.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}