Gracelin Taylor vs. White County Medical Center, Inc

BEFORE THE ARKANSAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CLAIM NO. H503404 GRACELIN TAYLOR, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, INC., EMPLOYER, SELF INSURED RESPONDENT SELF INSURED ADMINISTRATOR RESPONDENT OPINION AND ORDER FILED JANUARY 21, 2026 A Hearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, Arkansas, was held on January 23, 2026. Claimant was pro-se and failed to appear. Respondents were represented by Guy Alton Wade of Little Rock, Arkansas. STATEMENT OF THE CASE A hearing was held in the above styled matter on the 13 th day of January 26 th , in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss for failure to prosecute pursuant to Arkansas Code Ann. 11-9-702 and 11 C.A.R. 25-110(d) which was previously named Rule 099.13 of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. The claimant was pro se and failed to appear. The Respondents were represented by Guy Alton Wade of Little Rock, Arkansas. The Claimant had previously been represented by Mark Alan Peoples, who was allowed to withdraw by an Order of the Full Commission, dated October 8, 2025. A Motion to Dismiss by letter was filed on November 10, 2025. A First Report of Injury along with an AR-2 were both filed on June 4, 2025, providing that the date of injury was May 21, 2025. A Form C was filed on June 5, 2025, which provided that the Claimant had been attacked by a patient. The claim for injury was accepted as compensable. The Claimant has taken no steps since the original filing to pursue her claim and has made

Gracelin Taylor – H503404 2 no filing for discovery, no filing of responses to the propounded interrogatories, and no response to the Motion to Dismiss. The Claimant has not taken any action to prosecute her claim, and it has been more than six months since the Claimant has filed her AR-C or requested a hearing. After proper and reasonable notice, a hearing was held on January 13, 2026, and the Claimant failed to appear. The Respondents were represented by Guy Alton Wade, who requested that the matter be dismissed pursuant to 11 C.A.R. 110(d) of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission and the provisions of Arkansas Code Ann. 11-9- 702. ORDER Pursuant to the above statement of the case, documents entered into the record, and statements by the Attorney for the Respondents, there is no alternative but to grant the Motion to Dismiss without prejudice pursuant to 11 C.A.R. 110(d) of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission and A.C.A. 11-9-702, based upon the Claimant failing to prosecute her claim within the last six months and after a meritorious application to the Commission by the Respondent requesting that the claim be dismissed after reasonable notice to all parties. IT IS SO ORDERED. ____________________________ JAMES D. KENNEDY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE