{"id":"full_commission-G904931-2024-04-23","awcc_number":"G904931","decision_date":"2024-04-23","opinion_type":"full_commission","claimant_name":"Porter Sims","employer_name":"Bryant School District","title":"SIMS VS. BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT AWCC# G904931 APRIL 23, 2024","outcome":"dismissed","outcome_keywords":["dismissed:2","denied:1"],"injury_keywords":[],"pdf_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Sims_Porter_G904931_20240423.pdf","source_index_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/","filename":"Sims_Porter_G904931_20240423.pdf","text_length":1918,"full_text":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION \n \n CLAIM NO. G904931 \n \nPORTER R. SIMS, EMPLOYEE                            CLAIMANT \n \nBRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT \nSELF-INSURED EMPLOYER                              RESPONDENT \n \nARKANSAS SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, \nCARRIER/TPA                                                                      RESPONDENT \n \n \nORDER FILED APRIL 23, 2024 \n \nBefore the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. \n \nClaimant represented by the HONORABLE DANIEL E. WREN, Attorney at \nLaw, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nRespondents represented by the HONORABLE KAREN H. McKINNEY, \nAttorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas. \n \nORDER \n \n Presently before the Full Commission is Respondents’ Motion to \nDismiss Claimant’s Appeal of an administrative law judge’s opinion dated \nOctober 24, 2023 due to untimely filing of the Notice of Appeal.  \n The claimant’s attorney signed for the Opinion on October 26, 2023, \nwhich would make the notice of appeal due on November 25, 2023. The \nclaimant’s attorney emailed the notice of appeal to the Commission on \nNovember 24, 2023. The Commission offices were closed for the \nThanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November \n24, 2023.    The claimant’s notice of appeal was timely filed.   Since \n\nSims-G904931           2   \n \nNovember 25, 2013 fell on Saturday, the claimant’s notice of appeal was \nnot due until Monday, November 27, 2023.  \n After consideration of respondents’ motion and all other matters \nproperly before the Commission, we find that the Respondents’ Motion to \nDismiss Claimant’s Appeal should be and is hereby denied. \n  IT IS SO ORDERED. \n \n    ____________________________________ \n    SCOTTY DALE DOUTHIT, Chairman \n \n \n    ____________________________________          \n    M. SCOTT WILLHITE, Commissioner \n \n \n    _____________________________________ \n    MICHAEL R. MAYTON, Commissioner","preview":"BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. G904931 PORTER R. SIMS, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER RESPONDENT ARKANSAS SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT ORDER FILED APRIL 23, 2024 Before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Clai...","fetched_at":"2026-05-19T22:29:45.811Z","links":{"html":"/opinions/full_commission-G904931-2024-04-23","pdf":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Sims_Porter_G904931_20240423.pdf","source_publisher":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/workers-comp/awcc-opinions/full-commission-opinions/"}}