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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Removal. Removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, which the petitioner failed to demonstrate. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the applicant's scheduled re-evaluation in Bakersfield was not an unreasonable geographic distance and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy. Therefore, the petition for removal was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Removal. Removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, which the petitioner failed to demonstrate. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the applicant's scheduled re-evaluation in Bakersfield was not an unreasonable geographic distance and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy. Therefore, the petition for removal was denied.
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