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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Kroger's Petition for Removal of a WCJ's Minute Order setting a PQME deposition. Kroger argued the order improperly limited questioning to the cervical spine, violating due process. The Board held that the WCJ's notes on the deposition's purpose do not have the force of a formal order and do not restrict the defendant's ability to cross-examine. Therefore, removal was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Kroger's Petition for Removal of a WCJ's Minute Order setting a PQME deposition. Kroger argued the order improperly limited questioning to the cervical spine, violating due process. The Board held that the WCJ's notes on the deposition's purpose do not have the force of a formal order and do not restrict the defendant's ability to cross-examine. Therefore, removal was denied.
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