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The applicant, Anthony Soler, petitioned for removal from a WCJ's order taking his workers' compensation case off-calendar. Soler alleged widespread industrial injuries stemming from two periods of employment with Meadowbrook Dairy. The WCJ removed the case to allow for further discovery, specifically noting that the applicant's deposition was incomplete and there was no evidence of defendant dilatoriness. The Appeals Board denied the petition for removal, adopting the WCJ's reasoning that trial cannot be set until reasonable discovery is completed and concluding no significant prejudice resulted from the delay.
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The applicant, Anthony Soler, petitioned for removal from a WCJ's order taking his workers' compensation case off-calendar. Soler alleged widespread industrial injuries stemming from two periods of employment with Meadowbrook Dairy. The WCJ removed the case to allow for further discovery, specifically noting that the applicant's deposition was incomplete and there was no evidence of defendant dilatoriness. The Appeals Board denied the petition for removal, adopting the WCJ's reasoning that trial cannot be set until reasonable discovery is completed and concluding no significant prejudice resulted from the delay.
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