AYLOR v. CLAIMANT BRYANT SCHOOL DIST., 2010 AWCC 2

CLAIM NO. F511713, F610180 F811859

WALTER AYLOR, EMPLOYEE CLAIMANT v. BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT, EMPLOYER RESPONDENT NO. 1 AR SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOC., WCT, INSURANCE CARRIER RESPONDENT NO. 1 SECOND INJURY FUND RESPONDENT NO. 2

Before the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission
OPINION FILED JANUARY 5, 2010

Upon review before the FULL COMMISSION in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

Claimant represented by the HONORABLE J. MARK WHITE, Attorney at Law, Bryant, Arkansas.

Respondent No. 1 represented by the HONORABLE MELISSA WOOD, Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Respondent No. 2 represented by the HONORABLE DAVID L. PAKE, Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas.

ORDER
Comes on for consideration by the Full Commission, Respondent No. 2, Second Injury Fund’s, Motion to Set Separate Briefing Schedule. From the motion, lack of response by the claimant, the response from Respondent No. 1 stating that it had no objection to the Commission granting

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the motion, and other matters of fact and law known or made known to the Full Commission, the Full Commission does find as follows:

1. Based upon the unusual sequence of factual events set forth in paragraphs one through six of Respondent No. 2’s Motion to Set Separate Briefing Schedule, the Commission finds that Respondent No. 2 shall be allowed to submit a reply brief to the claimant’s brief, should the claimant raise in its brief the wage-loss issue.

The Clerk of the Commission is hereby ordered to enter a revised briefing schedule requiring Respondent No. 2’s, Second Injury Fund’s, reply brief to the claimant’s brief to be filed no later than fifteen (15) days after the claimant’s brief is filed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

________________________________ A. WATSON BELL, Chairman

________________________________ KAREN H. McKINNEY, Commissioner

________________________________ PHILIP A. HOOD, Commissioner

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