LeBLANC v. FLUOR DANIELS CONSTRUCTION, 1994 AWCC 104

CLAIM NO. E119926

LOUIS LeBLANC, EMPLOYEE, CLAIMANT, v. FLUOR DANIELS CONSTRUCTION, EMPLOYER, RESPONDENT, and CIGNA INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CARRIER, RESPONDENT

Before the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission
ORDER FILED AUGUST 26, 1994

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

Claimant appears pro se.

Respondents represented by J. MICHAEL PICKENS, Attorney at Law, Little Rock, Arkansas.

[1] ORDER
[2] This case comes on for review before the Commission on respondents’ motion to dismiss claimant’s appeal to the Commission.

[3] After our consideration of respondents’ motion, claimant’s failure to respond thereto and all other matters properly before the Commission, we find that respondents’ motion should be denied. [4] Respondents seek to have claimant’s appeal dismissed based solely on claimant’s failure to file a brief. This is insufficient reason in and of itself to dismiss a party’s appeal to the Commission. [5] Accordingly, we find that respondents’ motion to dismiss claimant’s appeal to the Commission should be, and hereby is, denied. The Clerk of the Commission is directed to place this case on the Commission’s regular submission docket for an opinion based on the record developed before the Administrative Law Judge. [6] IT IS SO ORDERED.

JAMES W. DANIEL, Chairman ALLYN C. TATUM, Commissioner PAT WEST HUMPHREY, Commissioner