JEAN BISBEE, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER/CARRIER RESPONDENT NO. 1
RISK MG’T RESOURCES, INC./TPA RESPONDENT NO. 1
STATE OF ARKANSAS, DEATH & PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY TRUST FUND RESPONDENT NO. 2
CLAIM No. G800691
Arkansas Workers Compensation
Before the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission
March 8, 2021
Hearing
conducted on Monday, March 8, 2021, before the Arkansas
Workers’ Compensation Commission (the Commission),
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Mike Pickens, in Little Rock,
Pulaski County, Arkansas.
The
claimant, Mr. Jean Bisbee, Maumelle, Pulaski County,
Arkansas, appeared pro se.
Respondent No. 1 was represented by the Honorable Jarrod
Parish, Worley, Wood & Parrish, P.A., Little Rock,
Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Respondent No. 2, represented by the Honorable David Pake,
waived its appearance at the hearing.
Mike
Pickens Administrative Law Judge
STATEMENT
OF THE CASE
A
hearing was conducted on Monday, March 8, 2021, to determine
whether this claim should be dismissed for lack of
prosecution pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
11-9-702(a)(4) (2020 Lexis Replacement) and Commission Rule
099.13 (2020 Lexis Replacement). On January 12, 2021,
Respondent No. 1 filed a motion with the Commission
requesting this claim be dismissed without prejudice for lack
of prosecution.
In
accordance with the applicable Arkansas law, the claimant was
due and legal notice of the Respondent No. 1’s motion
to dismiss, as well as a copy of the hearing notice, via the
United States
Postal
Service (USPS), First Class Certified Mail, Return Receipt
Requested. The claimant appeared at the hearing pro
se, and advised he did not object to the dismissal of
his claim without prejudice. Mr. Neil Hart had represented
the claimant at the subject full hearing, but thereafter
requested and received the Full Commission’s leave to
withdraw as the claimant’s attorney of record. The
claimant returned to work at the fire department/the City of
Little Rock about one (1) year ago.
The
record herein...