{"id":"alj-H502450-2026-01-13","awcc_number":"H502450","decision_date":"2026-01-13","opinion_type":"alj","claimant_name":"Jasmine Walker","employer_name":"Lakes At Maumelle Health & Rehab","title":"WALKER VS. LAKES AT MAUMELLE HEALTH & REHAB AWCC# H502450 January 13, 2026","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:7","granted:2"],"injury_keywords":["strain"],"pdf_url":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/WALKER_JASMINE_H502450_20260113.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/","filename":"WALKER_JASMINE_H502450_20260113.pdf","text_length":3862,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \nAWCC FILE No H502450 \n \nJASMINE WALKER, EMPLOYEE        CLAIMANT \n \nLAKES AT MAUMELLE HEALTH & REHAB., EMPLOYER                RESPONDENT \n \nASIT/CCMSI, CARRIER/TPA                  RESPONDENT \n  \n \n \nOPINION FILED 13 JANUARY 2026 \n \n \nHeard before Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the Commission”) \nAdministrative Law Judge JayO. Howe on 10 December 2025 in Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nThe pro se claimant failed to appear. \n \nWorley, Wood & Parrish, P.A., Mr. Jarrod Parrish, appeared for the respondents. \n \nSTATEMENT OF THE CASE \n \n A hearing on the respondents’ Motion to Dismiss was held on this matter in Little \nRock, Arkansas, on 10 December 2025. This case relates to an alleged workplace injury \noccurring on 13 March 2025. The record from the hearing consists of the transcript; \nRespondents’ Exhibit No 1, which consisted of an index page and eight pages of documents \nand pleadings in support of their motion; and Commission’s Exhibit No 1, three pages that \nincluded a Form AR-C filed by the claimant and two Postal Service delivery receipts from \nCommission correspondence with the claimant.  \nOn 14 April 2025, the claimant filed a Form AR-C seeking initial and additional \nbenefits. On 30 April 2025, the respondents filed a Form AR-2 indicating that they had \naccepted as compensable a medical-only claim for a left thigh strain. \nThe respondents later requested that this claim be dismissed under Commission \nRule 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d) and/or Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-702. They noted that in the six \n\nJ. WALKER- H502450 \n2 \n \nmonths preceding their motion, the claimant had not requested a hearing on an issue ripe \nfor litigation.  \n Notice of the respondents’ motion was sent to the claimant, consistent with \nCommission practices, via First Class Mail and Certified Mail. Notice of a hearing on the \nrespondents’ motion was sent in the same manner. The record does not reflect any \nresponsive correspondence from the claimant; and she did not attend the hearing to object \nto the dismissal of this claim. \nFINDINDGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW \n After reviewing the record as a whole, I hereby make the following findings of fact \nand conclusions of law in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-704 (Repl. 2012): \n 1. The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter. \n2. The parties were provided with reasonable notice of the Motion to Dismiss \nand the hearing on the motion. \n \n3. The evidence preponderates that the claimant has failed to prosecute her \nclaim under 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d). \n \n4. The Motion to Dismiss is hereby granted; this claim is dismissed without \nprejudice under 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d). \n \nDISCUSSION \nThe respondents appeared on 10 December 2025 and presented their motion. As \nargued by the respondents at the hearing, 11 C.A.R. § 25-110(d) provides for a dismissal for \nfailure to prosecute an action upon application by either party and reasonable notice. As \nnoted above, the claimant was provided with notice of the respondents motion and notice of \nthe hearing on that motion.  \nThe claimant filed her Form AR-C on 13 March 2025. Since that time, no filings \nhave been made by the claimant. Similarly, no objection was filed to the respondents’ \nmotion to dismiss this claim. Further, the claimant did not appear at the hearing to object \n\nJ. WALKER- H502450 \n3 \n \nto the dismissal of his claim. Lastly, the record does not reflect a request for a hearing ever \nbeing filed in this claim.  \nThe claimant has taken no action on her claim since the filing of her Form AR-C. \nBased on the evidence presented, a dismissal without prejudice is appropriate.  \nORDER \n The Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and this matter is DISMISSED WITHOUT \nPREJUDICE. \nSO ORDERED. \n________________________________ \n       JAYO. HOWE \n       ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION AWCC FILE No H502450 JASMINE WALKER, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT LAKES AT MAUMELLE HEALTH & REHAB., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT ASIT/CCMSI, CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT OPINION FILED 13 JANUARY 2026 Heard before Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the Commission”) Administrative Law...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:32:46.867Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/alj-H502450-2026-01-13","pdf":"https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/WALKER_JASMINE_H502450_20260113.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/administrative-law-judge-opinions/"}}