{"id":"alj-H403832-2025-12-12","awcc_number":"H403832","decision_date":"2025-12-12","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Shamekia Rhodes","employer_name":"Express Services Inc","title":"RHODES VS. EXPRESS SERVICES INC. AWCC# H403832 December 12, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/RHODES_SHAMEKIA_H403832_20251212.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"RHODES_SHAMEKIA_H403832_20251212.pdf","text_length":2175,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H403832 \n \nSHAMEKIA RHODES, EMPLOYEE   CLAIMANT \n \nEXPRESS SERVICES INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nAIU INSURANCE SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC. \n/INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION/ORDER FILED DECEMBER 12, 2025 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Springdale, Washington \nCounty, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant is represented by MICHAEL ELLIG, Attorney, Fort Smith, Arkansas. \n \nRespondents are represented by JARROD S. PARRISH, Attorney, Little Rock Arkansas \n \nOPINION/ORDER \n \n On September 19, 2024, claimant filed Form AR-C, alleging a compensable injury on June 3, \n2024.   Claimant   was represented at the time by Michael L. Ellig, who remains her attorney of record.     \nOn October 16, 2025, respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss, alleging that it had been more \nthan six months since claimant filed her Form AR-C with the Commission, but she had not made a \nrequest for a hearing in that time.   A hearing on respondent’s Motion to Dismiss was scheduled for \nDecember 8, 2025.  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 October  29. \n2025.    Claimant did not respond to respondents’ motion and did not appear in person at the hearing \non December 8, 2025.   \nI find it has been more than six months since prior to this hearing and that no request for a \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 \n\nRhodes-H403832 \n \n2 \n \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. H403832 SHAMEKIA RHODES, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT EXPRESS SERVICES INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT AIU INSURANCE SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC. /INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED DECEMBER 12, 2025 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:33:36.927Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H403832-2025-12-12","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/RHODES_SHAMEKIA_H403832_20251212.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}