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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's Petition for Removal concerning an expedited hearing order. The applicant argued the WCJ's order to file documents and brief was improper and caused prejudice and irreparable harm. The Board found that removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only for substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, neither of which was sufficiently demonstrated. The Board concluded that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if an adverse decision is eventually issued.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's Petition for Removal concerning an expedited hearing order. The applicant argued the WCJ's order to file documents and brief was improper and caused prejudice and irreparable harm. The Board found that removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only for substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, neither of which was sufficiently demonstrated. The Board concluded that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if an adverse decision is eventually issued.
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