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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Applicant Eric Life's Petition for Disqualification of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The dismissal was based on multiple grounds: the petition was untimely filed nearly three months after the last WCJ action, and it failed to serve the opposing parties or include a proof of service. Furthermore, the WCAB noted that even if timely and properly served, the petition lacked specific factual allegations under penalty of perjury required to establish grounds for disqualification. The Board also admonished the applicant for engaging in prohibited ex parte communications.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Applicant Eric Life's Petition for Disqualification of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The dismissal was based on multiple grounds: the petition was untimely filed nearly three months after the last WCJ action, and it failed to serve the opposing parties or include a proof of service. Furthermore, the WCAB noted that even if timely and properly served, the petition lacked specific factual allegations under penalty of perjury required to establish grounds for disqualification. The Board also admonished the applicant for engaging in prohibited ex parte communications.
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