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Williams v. Workers' Comp. Comm'n

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OKLAHOMA
Nov 17, 2014
2014 OK 98 (Okla. 2014)

Opinion

Case Number: 113270

11-17-2014

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.


ORDER

¶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. 2013, § 72 (B)(1)(a). To the extent that Emergency Rule 810:10-5-48 (d) conflicts with the requirements of 85A O.S. Supp. 2013, § 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.

/S/CHIEF JUSTICE

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.


Summaries of

Williams v. Workers' Comp. Comm'n

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OKLAHOMA
Nov 17, 2014
2014 OK 98 (Okla. 2014)
Case details for

Williams v. Workers' Comp. Comm'n

Case Details

Full title:ROBIN E. WILLIAMS, JANET UHRHAN, SHERRI LYNN ROGERS, MELVIN D. BARROW…

Court:THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OKLAHOMA

Date published: Nov 17, 2014

Citations

2014 OK 98 (Okla. 2014)
339 P.3d 427