{"id":"alj-H308099-2025-02-11","awcc_number":"H308099","decision_date":"2025-02-11","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Areli Martinez","employer_name":"Sparkle Logistics","title":"MARTINEZ VS. SPARKLE LOGISTICS AWCC# H308099 February 11, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:5","granted:2"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/MARTINEZ_ARELI_H308099_20250211.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"MARTINEZ_ARELI_H308099_20250211.pdf","text_length":2153,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n   \n CLAIM NO. H308099 \n \nARELI SOTO MARTINEZ, Employee                                                             CLAIMANT \n \nSPARKLE LOGISTICS, Employer                                                           RESPONDENT \n \nOLD REPUBLIC/SEDGWICK CLAIMS MGT., Carrier/TPA                     RESPONDENT                                                                                                    \n \n \n \n OPINION/ORDER FILED FEBRUARY 11, 2025 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GREGORY K. STEWART in Springdale, \nWashington County, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant not represented by counsel and not appearing at the hearing. \n \nRespondents represented by ZACHARY RYBURN, Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \n \n OPINION/ORDER \n  \n This case comes on for review following a hearing on respondent’s Motion to \nDismiss. \n Claimant   suffered   a   compensable   injury   on   November   25,   2023,   and \ncompensation benefits were paid by respondent.  On December 14, 2023, Form AR-C \nwas filed by Attorney Peoples on claimant’s behalf.  Thereafter, Attorney Peoples filed a \nMotion to Withdraw and this was granted by a  Full Commission Order filed April 10, 2024.  \nNo  further  action  was taken  in this  claim,  and  respondent  filed  a Motion  to Dismiss on \nDecember 3, 2024. \nA hearing was scheduled on the respondent’s Motion to Dismiss for February 5, \n2025.  Notice  of  the  hearing  was  sent  to  claimant  by  certified  mail and  returned  to  the \nCommission as “Unclaimed” on January 12, 2025.   Claimant did not appear at the hearing \n\nMartinez – H308099 \n \n2 \n \nand has not responded to the respondent’s Motion to Dismiss. \n After my  review of  the  respondent’s motion,  the  claimant’s  failure  to  respond \nthereto, and all other matters properly before the Commission, I find that respondent’s \nMotion  to  Dismiss  should  be  and  hereby  is  granted.    This  dismissal  is  pursuant  to \nCommission Rule 099.13 and it is without prejudice. \n IT IS SO ORDERED. \n \n      ____________________________________ \n       GREGORY K. STEWART \n       ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H308099 ARELI SOTO MARTINEZ, Employee CLAIMANT SPARKLE LOGISTICS, Employer RESPONDENT OLD REPUBLIC/SEDGWICK CLAIMS MGT., Carrier/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED FEBRUARY 11, 2025 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GREGORY K. STEWART in Springdale, W...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:43:33.493Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H308099-2025-02-11","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/MARTINEZ_ARELI_H308099_20250211.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}