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This case involves applicant Mary Fitzpatrick seeking reconsideration of a prior Appeals Board decision that rescinded a WCJ's award. The Board is dismissing Fitzpatrick's petition because it is not taken from a final order, as the previous decision merely returned the case for further record development. Orders that return a matter for further proceedings are interim and not subject to reconsideration under Labor Code section 5900. Therefore, Fitzpatrick's petition is dismissed, and she must await a final WCJ decision before seeking further review.
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This case involves applicant Mary Fitzpatrick seeking reconsideration of a prior Appeals Board decision that rescinded a WCJ's award. The Board is dismissing Fitzpatrick's petition because it is not taken from a final order, as the previous decision merely returned the case for further record development. Orders that return a matter for further proceedings are interim and not subject to reconsideration under Labor Code section 5900. Therefore, Fitzpatrick's petition is dismissed, and she must await a final WCJ decision before seeking further review.
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