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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was not filed within the statutory 25-day period after the Order Approving Compromise and Release. The Board also dismissed the Petition for Removal, finding it untimely and lacking grounds for removal as the judge's order was interlocutory and did not cause irreparable harm. Interlocutory procedural orders are not subject to reconsideration or removal as they do not determine substantive rights or liabilities.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was not filed within the statutory 25-day period after the Order Approving Compromise and Release. The Board also dismissed the Petition for Removal, finding it untimely and lacking grounds for removal as the judge's order was interlocutory and did not cause irreparable harm. Interlocutory procedural orders are not subject to reconsideration or removal as they do not determine substantive rights or liabilities.
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