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JUAN RUIZ vs. WAKEFIELD ENGINEERING/LOCKHART INDUSTRIES, THE HARTFORD

Filed: Dec 20, 2013
San Francisco
ADJ2219612 (LBO 0392747)

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This case involved a petition for reconsideration filed by a lien claimant that was dismissed by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The Board found the petition untimely because it was not filed within the statutory 20-day period plus 5 days for mailing. Consequently, the Board lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the petition. The petition was therefore dismissed as untimely.

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This case involved a petition for reconsideration filed by a lien claimant that was dismissed by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The Board found the petition untimely because it was not filed within the statutory 20-day period plus 5 days for mailing. Consequently, the Board lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the petition. The petition was therefore dismissed as untimely.

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