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PHYLLIS CARSON vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SHERIFFS DEPT, SEDGWICK PASADENA

Filed: Sep 04, 2025
Long Beach
ADJ1539456; ADJ134659; ADJ16131949; ADJ16046597

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board considered Phyllis Carson's Petition for Disqualification. The Board determined that the petition was untimely, having been filed on October 28, 2024, significantly past the statutory 10 or 15-day deadline following the September 5, 2024, notice of hearing or the September 24, 2025, hearing where the grounds arose. Consequently, the Petition for Disqualification was dismissed. The Board also noted that even if the petition had been timely, it would have been denied based on the WCJ's report and established legal principles regarding judicial bias.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board considered Phyllis Carson's Petition for Disqualification. The Board determined that the petition was untimely, having been filed on October 28, 2024, significantly past the statutory 10 or 15-day deadline following the September 5, 2024, notice of hearing or the September 24, 2025, hearing where the grounds arose. Consequently, the Petition for Disqualification was dismissed. The Board also noted that even if the petition had been timely, it would have been denied based on the WCJ's report and established legal principles regarding judicial bias.

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