Haynes v. Tulsa Public Schools Transit

SUMMERS, Justice.

On January 4, 1994, the trial judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court entered and mailed an order denying Claimant any benefits. On January 24, 1994, at 5:05 p.m. the Claimant’s petition for review was hand-delivered to a member of the Court Clerk’s staff. The computer records of the Clerk’s office disclose that the required $200 cost deposit was not received until the next day. Respondent moves to dismiss the petition for review as untimely.

Any Workers’ Compensation Court litigant desiring to appeal an order of that Court must, within 20 days after a copy of the decision…