MIRNA SAMAYOA vs. METHODIST HOSPITAL, Permissibly Self-Insured, Adjusted By INTERCARE HOLDINGS INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.

Defendant Methodist Hospital sought removal from a WCJ order taking the case off calendar to allow the applicant further medical discovery. The Appeals Board granted removal, finding the WCJ erred by accepting the applicant's vague objection to the defendant's Declaration of Readiness to Proceed. The Board rescinded the off-calendar order, deeming further discovery unwarranted after an Agreed Medical Examiner had provided findings on all disputed medical issues. The case was returned to the WCJ to set a Mandatory Settlement Conference based on the defendant's DOR.