Paula Pendarvis v. Director, Division of Workforce Services

2022 Ark. App. 405

• Court: Court of Appeals of Arkansas
• Decided: October 19, 2022
• Status: Published

Opinion

Cite as 2022 Ark. App. 405 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION IV No. E-21-590

PAULA PENDARVIS Opinion Delivered October 19, 2022 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE ARKANSAS BOARD OF REVIEW V. [NO. 2021-BR-02374]

DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES APPELLEE DISMISSED

BART F. VIRDEN, Judge

Paula Pendarvis (“Pendarvis”) appeals to this court, challenging the Arkansas Board

of Review’s (“Board’s”) decision affirming the Division of Workforce Services’ denial of her

request for pandemic unemployment assistance (“PUA”) benefits in a decision mailed

September 7, 2021. Pendarvis filed a simultaneous “Motion to Enter Evidence,” which this

court treated as a motion to remand to settle the administrative record. On October 27,

2021, this case was remanded to the Board for receipt of the additional evidence. While on

remand, the Board accepted Pendarvis’s evidence and ultimately found her eligible for PUA

benefits in a decision mailed November 18, 2021. Without directly stating such, the Board’s

November 2021 decision granting Pendarvis PUA benefits had the effect of superseding its

September 2021 decision denying her request for PUA benefits. Because Pendarvis has now received from the Board the relief she originally requested in her appeal to this court, her

appeal is moot. See Honeycutt v. Foster, 371 Ark. 545, 268 S.W.3d 875 (2007).

Dismissed.

KLAPPENBACH and WHITEAKER, JJ., agree.

Paula Pendarvis, pro se appellant.

Cynthia L. Uhrynowycz, Associate General Counsel, for appellee.