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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed applicant's attorney's petition for reconsideration of a prior award. The petition was deficient as it did not establish applicant was aggrieved or raise statutory grounds, and it lacked proper verification. The Board found the petition was more accurately a response to an order to show cause regarding the attorney's numerous failures to appear at hearings. The matter was returned to the WCJ to consider sanctions against the attorney under Labor Code section 5813 for these repeated absences.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed applicant's attorney's petition for reconsideration of a prior award. The petition was deficient as it did not establish applicant was aggrieved or raise statutory grounds, and it lacked proper verification. The Board found the petition was more accurately a response to an order to show cause regarding the attorney's numerous failures to appear at hearings. The matter was returned to the WCJ to consider sanctions against the attorney under Labor Code section 5813 for these repeated absences.
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