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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involves a petition for reconsideration filed by a lien claimant that was dismissed as untimely. The administrative law judge's report, which the Board adopted, found the petition was filed more than 25 days after the August 30, 2012, order. This exceeds the statutory 20-day deadline plus the additional 5 days for mailing allowed by Code of Civil Procedure section 1013. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for failing to meet the procedural filing requirements.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involves a petition for reconsideration filed by a lien claimant that was dismissed as untimely. The administrative law judge's report, which the Board adopted, found the petition was filed more than 25 days after the August 30, 2012, order. This exceeds the statutory 20-day deadline plus the additional 5 days for mailing allowed by Code of Civil Procedure section 1013. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for failing to meet the procedural filing requirements.
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