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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the applicant's petition for disqualification of Workers' Compensation Judge Elena B. Jackson. The petition was unverified and lacked specific allegations of bias against Judge Jackson, instead relying on the applicant's unsupported assertion of an "appearance of bias." The WCAB found no grounds for disqualification under Labor Code section 5311, reasoning that allowing disqualification based solely on criticism would enable any party to remove a judge without factual basis. Therefore, the petition was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the applicant's petition for disqualification of Workers' Compensation Judge Elena B. Jackson. The petition was unverified and lacked specific allegations of bias against Judge Jackson, instead relying on the applicant's unsupported assertion of an "appearance of bias." The WCAB found no grounds for disqualification under Labor Code section 5311, reasoning that allowing disqualification based solely on criticism would enable any party to remove a judge without factual basis. Therefore, the petition was denied.
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