Claimant failed to respond to Respondents’ motion for summary judgement. When it was granted she appealed, and alleged a number of factual allegations and documents. The The Industrial Claims Appeals Panel (ICAO) did not consider them.
Parties are expected to submit their evidence before the ALJ. Frank v. Industrial Commission, 96 Colo. 364, 43 P.2d 158 (1935). The claimant here made no response to the respondents’ motion for summary judgment. The claimant’s petition to review contains allegations of factual disputes and various documents. The arguments and documents, however, were not presented to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and we may not consider them now on appeal.
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Cite: Elizabeth Jones, WC No. 4-488-429 (January 29, 2014)