Jones v. Oregon State Correctional Institution

*80BUTTLER, P. J.

Claimant, an injured inmate, seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board denying his request for insurer-paid attorney fees under ORS 656.386(1) for services rendered before hearing, from the time when the request for hearing was filed to when the Inmate Injury Fund (Fund) withdrew its denial of the claim.

Claimant was injured and filed a claim, which Fund denied. Claimant requested a hearing but, before the case came to hearing, Fund withdrew its denial and accepted the claim. The case then went to hearing only on claimant’s request for insurer-paid attorney…