Further Proceedings Needed to Determine Timeliness of Inmate's Appeal of Comp Decision

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that further proceedings were necessary to determine whether an inmate filed a timely appeal to a ruling on his workers’ compensation claim. Case: Peacock v. MFG/Alabama LLC, No. 2190345, 10/9/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Kelvin Peacock worked for MFG/Alabama LLC. He filed a workers’ compensation claim and acted as his own attorney in the proceedings before the Covington Circuit Court. At the time of the trial on his claim, Peacock was incarcerated at the Bullock Correctional Facility. The circuit court entered a judgme...