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FRANKLIN OLIVER vs. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA/ACE USA, ESIS, INC.

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was not filed from a "final" order, as it only addressed intermediate procedural or evidentiary issues. The Board also denied the Petition for Removal, finding no evidence of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The WCJ's report, which determined the decision did not resolve substantive rights or threshold issues, was adopted by the Board. Therefore, the petition was dismissed and denied as it sought reconsideration of a non-final order and removal without meeting the extraordinary remedy requirements.