Worker Loses Appeal Due to His Failure to Provide Record of Prior Proceedings

A Texas appellate court upheld the denial of a self-represented worker’s claim due to his failure to ensure there was a record of the administrative proceedings that resulted in the denial. Case: Hawkins v. Sentry Casualty Co., No. 10-22-00041-CV, 11/07/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Marvin Hawkins worked for the Sentry Casualty Co. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, and the matter was set for a contested case hearing. Hawkins represented himself at the hearing, at which he provided a compact disc which he asserted contained records from a proceeding before ...