JAVIER SOTO CONTRERAS, AMANDA ARANA vs. A.C. CUSTOM CATERING, INC., STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, JAVIER SOTO CONTRERAS, ALLMERICA FINANCIAL BENEFIT INSURANCE, THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP

This case concerns a petition by SCIF (on behalf of A.C. Custom Catering) seeking removal and disqualification of both the applicant's attorney and the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). The petition argued the applicant's attorney had a conflict of interest representing two claimants and that the WCJ was biased. The Appeals Board dismissed the petition regarding the attorney's disqualification as untimely. Regarding the WCJ, the Board denied disqualification because the petition lacked specific factual allegations of bias and was also untimely.