GURDEV SINGH vs. SIGNATURE FRUIT COMPANY, Permissibly Self-Insured, Adjusted by GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES, INC.

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the employer's Petition for Removal. The employer argued the administrative law judge erred by changing venue to San Francisco without a hearing, violating due process. The Board agreed that the prior objection and Declaration of Readiness should have been addressed via a hearing. Consequently, the order changing venue to San Francisco was rescinded, and the case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision.