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SHARIF EL KATAN vs. BASSETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., CORVEL SACRAMENTO

This case involves an unrepresented applicant who sent an unsigned letter to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) alleging discrimination by the assigned judge due to "mean look and angry voice." The WCAB dismissed the letter, construed as a petition for removal, because the applicant failed to identify an aggrieved "order or decision, or . . . action in issue." Additionally, the WCAB denied the petition for disqualification, adopting the judge's reasoning for doing so. The case remains set for trial.