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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Robert Hill,
Petitioner,

vs

American Medical Response and Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America and The Workers' Compensation Commission,
Respondents.
No. WCM-115558
(Workers' Compensation Commission)


Filed: 11/28/2016
Closed: 08/22/2018

Appealed from: Workers' Compensation Commission

Filed Opinion/Order
  2018 OK 57 , 423 P.3d 1119

Parties

AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, Respondent
HILL, ROBERT, Petitioner
Indemnity Ins. Co. Of North America, Respondent
 

Attorneys

Attorney Represented Parties
Bell,  Richard  A. (Bar #685)
3151 W. TECUMSEH RD.
SUITE 100
NORMAN, OK 73072
 
 
BULLARD,  DON
P.O. BOX 780
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73101
 
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE
BURKE,  BOB (Bar #1329)
512 NORTH BROADWAY AVE STE 300
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
 
HILL  ROBERT
Endicott,  Harry  Leroy (Bar #10795)
304 NW 13th
PO Box 780
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
 
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE
Indemnity Ins. Co. Of North America
GOREE,  BRIAN  J
Court of Civil Appeals
Oklahoma City Division
*****INTERAGENCY MAIL*****

 
 
Green,  Michael  R (Bar #13397)
3739 East 31st Street
Tulsa, OK 74135
 
HILL  ROBERT
Hall,  Nathan  B
313 NE 21st Street
*******Interagency mail*********

 
 
Hermes,  John (Bar #4133)
McAfee & Taft, A Professional Corporation
Tenth Floor, Leadership Square
211 North Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
 
 
Mansinghani,  Mithun  S
Okla Atty General's Office
******Interagency Mail*****

 
 
Mitchell,  Hon  E  Bay
COA/OKC
******interagency mail*********

 
 
Morris,  Andrew  J. (Bar #31658)
McAfee & Taft
10th Floor, Two Leadership Square
211 N. Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
 
 
Watt,  Hon  Joseph
****Interagency*****

 
 

Events

  None

Lower Court Counts and Other Information

Count Case Number Statute Crime Sentence Judge Reporter
- CM-2015-1094 H - Administrative Law Judges

Docket

Date Code Description Count Party Amount
11-18-2016  DOOA

DATE OF ORDER APPEALED

11-28-2016  CASE

WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION INITIAL FILING

11-28-2016  PAY

RECEIPT # 67927 ON 11/28/2016.
PAYOR: BOB BURKE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $ 200.00.
LINE ITEMS:
$200.00 ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION INITIAL FILING.

11-28-2016  PETF

PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED BY BURKE FOR HILL - PETR

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11-28-2016  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY BOB BURKE

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11-28-2016  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY MICHAEL R. GREEN

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11-28-2016  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY RICHARD BELL

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11-28-2016  DSRC

DESIGNATION OF RECORD

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11-28-2016  MRTN

COMBINED MOTION TO RETAIN APPEAL, MOTION FOR EXPEDITED APPEAL, AND MOTION TO COMBINE CASES FOR DISPOSITION

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11-29-2016  MRGR

JE: PETR'S MOT TO RETAIN GRANTED. C/ATTYS WCM

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11-30-2016  COMP

JE: PETRS' MOTIONS TO COMBINE TH/CASES (115557, 115558) GRANTED, AND THESE TWO CASES ARE MADE COMPANION CASES ETC. TH/SHALL CONTAIN SEPARATE RECS, AND BE BRIEFED SEPARATELY, BUT ASSIGNED TO THE SAME REVIEWING CT FOR DISPO. PETR'S MOT TO EXPEDITE, FILED IN CASE 115558, DENIED. TH/CASES ARE ALREADY PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO AN EXPEDITED SCHEDULE. NTCP DUE TO BE FILED 1-12-17, AND BRIEFING SH/BE COMPLETED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. ETC. N/ATTYS WCM

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12-12-2016  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY H. LEE ENDICOTT AND DONALD BULLARD******ENTRY CORRECTED********

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12-12-2016  RESP

RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR REVIEW

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01-12-2017  NTCP

NOTICE OF COMPLETION

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01-27-2017  ATBC

PETITIONER'S BRIEF IN CHIEF

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01-31-2017  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY NATHAN B. HALL

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01-31-2017  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY MITHUN S. MANSINGHANI

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01-31-2017  TEXT

NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXERCISE RIGHT TO EXPRESS VIEWS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

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02-09-2017  TEXT

JE: CT NOTES ATTY GENERAL'S EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD IN THIS MATTER, ATTY GENERAL SH/BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY BRIEFING OR ARGUMENT. ATTY GENERAL MAY FILE BRIEF WITHIN 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF TH/ORDER. C/ATTYS WCM

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02-13-2017  COMP

JE: PET FILED MOT TO RETAIN APPEAL ETC. PETR REQUESTS MATTER BE MADE COMP TO 115557 AND 115558 ETC. PETR'S REQ GRANTED. 115717 SHALL CONTAIN SEP REC AND BE BRIEFED SEPARATELY, BUT ASSIGNED TO SAME REVIEWING CT FOR DISP. ATTY GENERAL HAS EXCERCISED RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN 115557 AND 115558. CT NOTES ATTY GENERAL'S RIGHT TO BE HEARD ETC, ATTY GENERAL SH/BE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY BRIEFING AND ARGUMENT. CLERK TO MAIL COPY OF PETR'S PET FOR REVIEW ETC, AND PETR'S MOT TO RETAIN APPEAL ETC. ATTY GEN INVITED TO FILE BRIEF W/IN 20 DAYS FR/.DATE OF FILING OF NTCP. CT ALSO NOTES PETR'S MOT TO RETAIN APPEAL AND COMBINE W/OHTER PENDING CASES MAKES STATEMENT TH/APPEALS AND COMPLETIONS OF REC WILL BE FILED 2-1-17, W/SUB BRIEFING IN ALL THREE CASES TO FOLLOW SHORTLY TH/AFTER. CT DENIED PETR'S MOT TO EXPEDITE IN 115557 AND 115558. WE DENY EXPEDITED BRIEFING AS WELL. PETR'S BRIEF FILED 1-27-17, IS PREMATURE. RULE 1.105, ETC, PROVIDES ATBC SH/BE FILED W/IN TWENTY DAYS FR/DATE OF FILING OF NTCP. NO NTCP HAS BEEN FILED ETC. BECAUSE OF PREMATURE FILING, ANWER AND REPLY BRIEFING SCHEDULE SH/NOT BEGIN UNTIL NTCP HAS BEEN FILED AND AS IF ATBC WAS FILED SAME DAY AS FILING OF NTCP. C/ATTYS WCM (COPIES OF PET FOR REVIEW AND MOT TO RETAIN TO ATTY GENERAL)

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02-13-2017  AEAB

APPELLEE'S ANSWER BRIEF

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02-23-2017  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY ANDREW J. MORRIS

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02-23-2017  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY JOHN N. HERMES

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02-23-2017  ACBR

AMICUS CURIAE THE STATE CHAMBER OF OKLAHOMA'S BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS (WRITTEN CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES ON ENTRY OF APPEARANCE)

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02-24-2017  AEAB

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S BRIEF ON THE MERITS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIMS

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03-10-2017  RORD

RECORD ORDERED

03-23-2017  ORGR

ORIGINAL RECORD - 219 PAGES; 1 BOUND DOCUMENT (BFSP OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES TO BE RAISED)

03-23-2017  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 6/30/16 - 62 PAGES

03-23-2017  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 11/17/16 - 17 PAGES

03-23-2017  TEXT

MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA-NATHAN B HALL

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03-24-2017  RCCT

RECORD TO COURT

03-24-2017  ASNJ

ASSIGNED TO SUPREME COURT

03-24-2017  TEXT

JE: IN FOLLOWING CASES (115635, 115558, 115620, 115717, 115557) MOT OF NATHAN B. HALL TO W/DRAW AS ATTY FOR ST OF OKLA GRANTED, ATTY HALL PRMTD TO W/DRAW. STATE OF OKLA VIEWS OF AG WILL CONT TO BE REP BY MANSINGHANI ETC. N/ATTYS

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04-26-2017  TEXT

JE: I H/BY RECUSE MYSELF ETC. COLBERT, J. C/ATTYS WCM

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01-10-2018  TEXT

MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD-ANDREW J. MORRIS

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01-11-2018  TEXT

JE: MOT TO W/DRAW OF MORRIS ETC GRANTED, MORRIS PRMTD TO W/DRAW. STATE CHAMBER OF OKLA WILL CONT TO BE REP BY HERMES ETC. N/ATTYS

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01-30-2018  TEXT

JE: ON CT'S OWN MOT, TH/CAUSE IS SET FOR ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE CT EN BANC COMMENCING AT 10:00 AM ON 2-22-18, IN CTRM OF SUP CT OF OKLA, LOCATED ON 2ND FLOOR OF STATE CAPITOL. PARTIES SH/BE PREPARED TO ADDRESS AND DEFEND TH/RESPECTIVE POSITIONS ON ISSUES PERTINENT TO TH/CAUSE. PETR W/HAVE 30 MINUTES TO PRESENT ORAL ARGUMENT. FOLLOWING THIS, RSPNTS AND ATTY GENERAL OF STATE OF OKLA W/HAVE A COMBINED 30 MINUTES TO PRESENT ORAL ARGUMENT, WH/THEY MAY DIVIDE UP BETWEEN TH/HOWEVER TH/WISH. PETR MAY RESERVE A PORTION OF 30 MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES. JUSTICES MAY ASK QUESTIONS DURING OR AFTER EACH ARGUMENT. C/ATTYS WCM

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01-31-2018  TEXT

JE: I HEREBY RECUSE MYSELF ETC. WYRICK, J. C/ATTYS WCM

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02-01-2018  TEXT

JE: ETC, CJ HEREBY ASSIGNS JUDGES GOREE AND MITCHELL, III, TO OKLA SUP CT TO SERVE AS SPECIAL JUSTICES IN TH/CAUSE. C/ATTYS WCM JUDGES GOREE AND MITCHELL

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02-01-2018  TEXT

RSPNT'S MOTION TO RESCHEDULE ORAL ARGUMENT

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02-02-2018  TEXT

JE: RESPS' MOT TO RESCHEDULE ORAL ARGUMENT DENIED. CAUSE REMAINS SET FOR ARGUMENT ETC AT 10:00 AM ON 2-22-18 ETC. C/ATTYS WCM JUDGES GOREE AND MITCHELL

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02-12-2018  TEXT

JE: ETC, CHIEF JUSTICE HEREBY ASSIGNS ACTIVE RETIRED JUSTICE WATT TO OKLA SUP CT TO SERVE AS SJ IN TH/CAUSE. C/ATTYS WCM JUSTICE WATT*****VACATED PER ORDER OF 5-15-18*****

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02-21-2018  TEXT

JE: ORDER RESCHEDULING ORAL ARGUMENT. DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, ORAL ARGUMENT IN TH/CAUSE H/BY RESCHEDULED FROM 10:00 AM ON 2-22-18, TO 2:00 PM ON 2-22-18. C/ATTYS

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02-23-2018  ORAG

JE: DUE TO PREVIOUS INCLEMENT WEATHER, ORAL AGRUMENT BEFORE CT EN BANC HEREBY RESCHEDULED FOR 2:00 PM ON 3-19-18, IN CTROOM OF SUP CT OF OKLA ETC. PARTIES SH/BE PREPARED TO ADDRESS AND DEFEND RESPECTIVE POSITIONS ETC. PETR WILL HAVE 30 MINS TO PRESENT ARGUMENT. RESPS AND AG WILL HAVE COMBINED 30 MINS TO PRESENT ARGUMENT, WHICH THEY MAY DIVIDE UP BETWEEN THEM HOWEVER THEY WISH. PETR MAY RESERVE PORTION OF 30 MINS FOR REBUTTAL, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINS. JUSTICES MAY ASK QUESTIONS DURING ORAL ARGUMENT. C/ATTYS WCM

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04-02-2018  TEXT

AMENDED ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY MICHAEL R. GREEN

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05-15-2018  TEXT

JE: ON 2-12-18, PURSUANT TO OKLA CONSTITUTION, ETC, CHIEF JUSTICE ASSIGNED ACTIVE RETIRED JUSTICE JOSEPH WATT TO THE OKLA SUP CT TO SERVE AS SPECIAL JUSTICE IN TH/CAUSE. IN LIGHT OF RECENT APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICE RICHARD DARBY, 2-12-18 ORDER ASSIGNING RETIRED JUSTICE JOSEPH WATT TO SERVE IN TH/CAUSE H/BY VACATED. C/ATTYS WCM

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06-26-2018  OPIN

JE: OPINION-----------------------------AFFIRMED-------------------------COMBS, CJ. CONCUR: COMBS, CJ, WINCHESTER, DARBY, JJ, GOREE, SJ, MITCHELL, SJ. CONCUR IN PART; DISSENT IN PART: KAUGER, J. (BY SEP WRITING). DISSENT: GURICH, VCJ. (BY SEP WRITING), EDMONDSON, REIF, JJ. RECUSED: COLBERT, WYRICK, JJ. C/ATTYS WCM PRESS WEST OBJ MDC (2018 OK 57)

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06-26-2018  TEXT

JE: GURICH, VCJ, W/WHOM EDMONDSON, REIF, JJ, JOIN DISSENTING ETC. C/SAME AS OPIN (2018 OK 57)

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06-26-2018  TEXT

JE: KAUGER, J, CONCURRING IN PART/DISSENTING IN PART ETC. C/SAME AS OPIN (2018 OK 57)

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06-26-2018  1004

AFFIRMED (OPINION)

07-02-2018  REHE

PETR'S PETITION FOR REHEARING (OC)

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07-09-2018  TEXT

WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL-RICHARD BELL

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07-10-2018  TEXT

JE: IN FOLLOWING CASES (115557, 115558, 115717) W/DRAWAL OF COUNSEL OF ATTY BELL SH/BE TREATED AS MOT TO W/DRAW. APLNT WILL CONT TO BE REP BY BURKE AND GREEN EXCEPT FOR CASE 115717 WH/IN APLNT WILL CONT TO BE REP BY BURKE. MOT TO W/DRAW GRANTED. N/ATTYS

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07-25-2018  RHDE

JE: PETR'S PET FOR REHE DENIED. CONCUR: COMBS, CJ, WINCHESTER, EDMONDSON, DARBY, JJ. GOREE, SJ, MITCHELL, SJ. DISSENT: GURICH, VCJ, KAUGER, REIF, JJ. RECUSED: COLBERT, WYRICK, JJ. C/ATTYS

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08-22-2018  MAND

MANDATE ISSUED

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08-22-2018  RELW

RELEASE CARD SENT TO WEST

08-24-2018  RCMD

RECEIPT FOR MANDATE

10-01-2018  TEXT

ORGR RECEIVED FROM COURT

10-22-2018  RRWC

RECORD RETURNED WORKERS COMP.