{"id":"alj-H404270-2025-06-09","awcc_number":"H404270","decision_date":"2025-06-09","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Alexander Bolanis","employer_name":"City Of Russellville","title":"BOLANIS VS. CITY OF RUSSELLVILLE AWCC# H404270 June 09, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:4","granted:2"],"injury_keywords":["knee"],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/BOLANIS_ALEXANDER_H404270_20250609.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"BOLANIS_ALEXANDER_H404270_20250609.pdf","text_length":1844,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \n WCC NO. H404270 \n \nALEXANDER SHIPLEY BOLANIS, Employee CLAIMANT \n \nCITY OF RUSSELLVILLE, Employer RESPONDENT \n \nMUNICIPAL LEAGUE WC PROGRAM, Carrier RESPONDENT \n \n \n \n OPINION FILED JUNE 9, 2025 \n \nHearing  before  ADMINISTRATIVE  LAW  JUDGE GREGORY  K.  STEWART in  Fort \nSmith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant unrepresented and appearing pro se. \n \nRespondents represented by MARY K. EDWARDS, Attorney at Law, North Little Rock, \nArkansas. \n \n \n STATEMENT OF THE CASE \n \n This  case  comes  on  for  review following a hearing on respondents’ Motion to \nDismiss.  \n Claimant  suffered  an  admittedly  compensable  injury  to  his  knee  on  April  20, \n2024.  On  July  3,  2024,  claimant  filed  Form  AR-C  requesting  medical  benefits.  In  an \norder  filed  July  31,  2024,  claimant  was  granted  a  Change  of  Physician  to  Dr.  Samuel \nMoore. \n No  further  action was  taken in  this  claim  after  the  Change  of  Physician  Order \nuntil respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss on March 6, 2025. A hearing was scheduled \non the respondent’s motion for May 22, 2025. Notice of the hearing was sent to claimant \n\nShipley Bolanis – H404270 \n \n-2- \nby  certified  mail  and  was  delivered  on  April  3,  2025.  Claimant  did  not  appear  at  the \nhearing and has not responded to the respondent’s Motion to Dismiss.  \n After my review of the respondents’ motion, the claimant’s failure to respond or to \nappear at the hearing, and all other matters properly before the Commission, I find that \nrespondents motion to dismiss this claim should and hereby is granted. This dismissal is \npursuant to Commission Rule 099.13 and it is without prejudice. \n IT IS SO ORDERED. \n      _______________________________ \n      GREGORY K. STEWART \n      ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION WCC NO. H404270 ALEXANDER SHIPLEY BOLANIS, Employee CLAIMANT CITY OF RUSSELLVILLE, Employer RESPONDENT MUNICIPAL LEAGUE WC PROGRAM, Carrier RESPONDENT OPINION FILED JUNE 9, 2025 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GREGORY K. STEWART in Fort Smith, Sebastian Count...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:39:30.647Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H404270-2025-06-09","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/BOLANIS_ALEXANDER_H404270_20250609.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}