IN RE TOOLEY, W.C. No. 4-376-713 (12/04/01)


IN THE MATTER OF THE CLAIM OF ROBERT TOOLEY, Claimant, v. JOHNSON SONS TRUCKING, INC., Employer, and NON-INSURED, Insurer, Respondent.

W.C. No. 4-376-713Industrial Claim Appeals Office.
December 4, 2001

ORDER OF REMAND
This matter is before us pursuant to the opinion of the Court of Appeals dated September 27, 2001. The court issued its mandate on November 23, 2001.

Our order, dated January 19, 2001, affirmed the order of Administrative Law Judge Hopf (ALJ) insofar as it denied penalties under § 8-43-304(1), C.R.S. 2001, based on failure to comply with a discovery order. However, with respect to this issue, the court set our order aside and instructed us to remand the matter to the ALJ with directions “to reconsider the imposition of penalties for failure to obey the order compelling discovery in light of” Holliday v. Bestop, Inc., 23 P.3d 700 (Colo. 2001).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the matter is remanded to the ALJ to reconsider the imposition of penalties for violation of the discovery order in accordance with the instructions of the Court of Appeals.

INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS PANEL

____________________________________ David Cain
____________________________________ Bill Whitacre

Copies of this decision were mailed December 4, 2001 to the following parties:

Robert Tooley, 1519 Luke St., Ft. Collins, CO 80524

Nela Johnson, Richard K. Blundell, Esq. and Lauren Cabot Oray, Esq., 1024 8th St., Greeley, CO 80631

Greg Johnson, 1816 Lydia Dr., Loveland, CO 80537

Johnson Sons Trucking, Inc., Nela and Greg Johnson, 2331 South County Road 7, Loveland, CO 80537

Steven U. Mullens, Esq., P. O. Box 2940, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-2940 (For Claimant)

Richard K. Blundell, Esq., and Lauren Cabot Oray, Esq., 1024 8th St., Greeley, CO 80631 (For Respondent Johnson Sons Trucking, Inc.)

B. Carter, Employer Investigations Unit, Division of Workers’ Compensation — Interagency Mail

Kat Pennucci, Special Funds Unit, Division of Workers’ Compensation — Interagency Mail

Hollyce H. Farrell, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, 1525 Sherman St., 5th floor, Denver, CO 80203

BY: A. Pendroy