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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's petition for removal because it was filed after the statutory deadline. The petition challenged a change of venue order, but defendant's counsel failed to file within the twenty-day period prescribed by WCAB Rule 10843(b), extended by five days for mail service under Code of Civil Procedure section 1013(a). Consequently, the matter remains transferred to the San Bernardino district office.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's petition for removal because it was filed after the statutory deadline. The petition challenged a change of venue order, but defendant's counsel failed to file within the twenty-day period prescribed by WCAB Rule 10843(b), extended by five days for mail service under Code of Civil Procedure section 1013(a). Consequently, the matter remains transferred to the San Bernardino district office.
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