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The Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal, finding the WCJ erred by continuing the case for further medical evidence and QME panels instead of scheduling it for trial. The applicant failed to object to the defendant's Declaration of Readiness to Proceed, and discovery should have closed at the Mandatory Settlement Conference. Consequently, the Board redesignated the upcoming hearing as a Mandatory Settlement Conference and returned the case for further proceedings leading to trial, deferring issues of due diligence and medical record development to the trial judge.
EILEEN FRANCE vs. SUTTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SUTTER HEALTH is a workers' compensation case decided in Sacramento. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Sacramento.
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The Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal, finding the WCJ erred by continuing the case for further medical evidence and QME panels instead of scheduling it for trial. The applicant failed to object to the defendant's Declaration of Readiness to Proceed, and discovery should have closed at the Mandatory Settlement Conference. Consequently, the Board redesignated the upcoming hearing as a Mandatory Settlement Conference and returned the case for further proceedings leading to trial, deferring issues of due diligence and medical record development to the trial judge.
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