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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, as the administrative law judge's order to take the case off-calendar for document submission was not a final order. The WCAB also denied the defendant's Petition for Removal, finding no evidence of significant prejudice or irreparable harm as required for such an extraordinary remedy. The defendant argued that discovery delays violated their due process and the Labor Code. Ultimately, the WCAB upheld the administrative law judge's procedural order.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, as the administrative law judge's order to take the case off-calendar for document submission was not a final order. The WCAB also denied the defendant's Petition for Removal, finding no evidence of significant prejudice or irreparable harm as required for such an extraordinary remedy. The defendant argued that discovery delays violated their due process and the Labor Code. Ultimately, the WCAB upheld the administrative law judge's procedural order.
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