Esquivel v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

Claimant, Heraldo Esquivel, appeals the judgment of the circuit court of Winnebago County dismissing with prejudice his petition for administrative review. The circuit court found that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to consider the appeal because claimant failed to establish that he timely exhibited to the clerk of the circuit court any documentation, either a receipt or an affidavit, showing proof of payment of the probable cost of the record on appeal as required by section 19(f)(1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/ 19(f)(1) (West 2006)). We affirm.

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