Cravens v. ARK Hospice, Inc., 020922 ARWC, H104145

• Case Date: February 09, 2022
• Court: Kansas

ALICIA C. CRAVENS, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT v. ARK HOSPICE, INC., EMPLOYER RESPONDENT And ARK. HOSPICE ASSN./RISK MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, CARRIER/TPA RESPONDENT CLAIM No. H104145 Arkansas Workers Compensation Before the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission February 9, 2022          Hearing before Administrative Law Judge James D. Kennedy in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, on February 1, 2022.           Claimant is pro se and did not appear.           Respondents are represented by Jarrod Parrish, Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas.          OPINION           JAMES D. KENNEDY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE          STATEMENT OF THE CASE          A hearing was held in the above-styled matter on February 1, 2022, in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss for failure to prosecute pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-702 and Rule 099.13 of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Act. The claim involves an injury which occurred on or about October 3, 2020, when an employer/employee relationship existed. The claim was denied in its entirety. More than six (6) months have passed since the claimant filed a Form AR-C, and the claimant has not sought any type of bona fide hearing. Originally, the claimant was represented by Robert B. Buckalew, who was allowed to withdraw by an Order dated December 28, 2021. A Motion to Dismiss for failure to prosecute was filed on November 12, 2021, and the claimant failed to respond to the motion          A hearing was set for February 1, 2022, in regard to the Motion to Dismiss. The claimant failed to appear at the hearing after...