{"id":"alj-H406406-2025-03-19","awcc_number":"H406406","decision_date":"2025-03-19","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Larry Lacey","employer_name":"J B Hunt Transport Inc.,","title":"LACEY VS. J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC., AWCC# H406406 March 19, 2025","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:3","granted:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/LACEY_LARRY_H406406_20250319.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"LACEY_LARRY_H406406_20250319.pdf","text_length":2105,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \nCLAIM NO. H406406 \n \nLARRY LACEY, EMPLOYEE   CLAIMANT \n \nJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT \n \nESIS INC./INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT \n \nOPINION/ORDER FILED MARCH 19, 2025 \n \nHearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Springdale, Washington \nCounty, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant is pro se and did not appear at the hearing. \n \nRespondents are represented by JOSEPH H. PURVIS, Attorney, Little Rock Arkansas \n \nOPINION/ORDER \n \n On  October 2, 2024, claimant filed Form AR-C, alleging a compensable injury on August 30, \n2024.   Claimant was represented at the time by Gregory R. Giles, who filed a motion to withdraw on \nDecember 5, 2024 and was allowed to withdraw on January 23, 2025.   \nOn October 23, 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 \nMarch 13, 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 February  3, \n2025.    Claimant did not respond to Respondent’s motion and did not appear in person at the hearing \non March 13, 2025.  \nI find it has been more than six months since prior to this hearing and that no request for a \n\nLacey-H406406 \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. H406406 LARRY LACEY, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT ESIS INC./INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED MARCH 19, 2025 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas....","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:42:43.325Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H406406-2025-03-19","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/LACEY_LARRY_H406406_20250319.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}