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The applicant sought to disqualify the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) based on alleged enmity and bias against her attorney stemming from a past incident. The WCJ, in his report, explicitly stated that the incident would not prejudice the applicant or her attorney and that all decisions would be based solely on presented evidence. The Appeals Board reviewed the record and found no reason to doubt the WCJ's assurances of impartiality. Consequently, the petition for disqualification was denied.
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The applicant sought to disqualify the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) based on alleged enmity and bias against her attorney stemming from a past incident. The WCJ, in his report, explicitly stated that the incident would not prejudice the applicant or her attorney and that all decisions would be based solely on presented evidence. The Appeals Board reviewed the record and found no reason to doubt the WCJ's assurances of impartiality. Consequently, the petition for disqualification was denied.
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