Dempsey Jeremiah vs. W & W Automotive LLC

BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H402211 DEMPSEY N. JEREMIAH, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT W & W AUTOMOTIVE LLC, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY/INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT OPINION/ORDER FILED JULY 31, 2025 Hearing before ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE JOSEPH C. SELF, in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. Claimant is pro se and did not appear at the hearing. Respondents are represented by RANDY P. MURPHY, Attorney, Little Rock Arkansas OPINION/ORDER On April 1, 2024, claimant filed Form AR-C, alleging a compensable injury on March 1, 2024. Claimant was represented at the time by attorney Mark A. Peoples, who filed a Motion to Withdraw on April 15, 2024, and was allowed to withdraw on May 3, 2024. On April 24, 2025, respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss, alleging that it had been more than six months since claimant filed his Form AR-C with the Commission, but he had not made a request for a hearing in that time. A hearing on respondent’s Motion to Dismiss was scheduled for July 21, 2025. Notice of the scheduled hearing was sent to claimant by certified mail at the last known address in the Commission’s file. The notice was returned unclaimed on June 6, 2025. Claimant did not respond to respondent’s motion and did not appear in person at the hearing on July 21, 2025. I find it has been more than six months since prior to this hearing and that no request for a hearing has been made in this file. After my review of the respondent’s motion, the claimant’s lack of response and failure to attend the hearing for the respondent’s motion, as well as all other matters

Jeremiah-H402211 2 properly before the Commission, I find that respondent’s Motion to Dismiss this claim should be and hereby is granted. This dismissal is pursuant to Commission Rule 099.13 and is without prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. _______________________________________ JOSEPH C. SELF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE