WILLIAMS v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION

Supreme Court of Oklahoma November 17, 2014

WILLIAMS v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, 2014 OK 98 (Okla. 2014)

339 P.3d 427; 2014 Okla. LEXIS 123; 2014 WL 6915087

Colbert, Reif, Kauger, Edmondson, Combs, Gurich, Watt, Winchester, Taylor

Opinion

ORDER

T 1 Original jurisdiction is assumed. Art. 7 § 4, Okla. Const. Let the writs of mandamus and prohibition issue. Respondent, Workers' Compensation Commission ("Commission"), shall provide a stenographer for stenographic reporting of all hearings before ° the Commission as required by 85A O.S.

Supp.2018, § 72(B)(l)(a). To the extent that Emergency Rule 810:10-5-48(d) conflicts with the requirements of 85A 0.8. Supp.2018, § 72(B), the Commission is prohibited from providing only an audio recording of all hearings, in lieu of a stenographer.

DONE BY THE ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS17th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2014.

COLBERT, C.J., REIF, V.C.J., KAUGER, EDMONDSON, COMBS, and GURICH, JJ., concur. | WATT, J., concurs in part and dissents in part. WINCHESTER and TAYLOR, JJ., dissent.

Reference

Full Case Name: Robin E. WILLIAMS, Janet Uhrhan, Sherri Lynn Rogers, Melvin D. Barrow, Tommy R. Hayden, and Sherry Eloise Joseph, Petitioners, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, State of Oklahoma, Respondent
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published