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Applicant Jorje Luis Martinez filed a Petition for Removal to challenge a WCJ's decision to continue an expedited hearing. The defendants filed an Answer, and the WCJ recommended denying the petition. However, before the Board could rule, the parties reached an agreement for a joint continuance with a discovery plan, rendering the Petition for Removal moot. Consequently, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition, admonishing applicant's attorney, Susan Garrett, for failing to withdraw the moot petition and wasting judicial resources, while reserving the issue of sanctions for potential future misconduct.
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Applicant Jorje Luis Martinez filed a Petition for Removal to challenge a WCJ's decision to continue an expedited hearing. The defendants filed an Answer, and the WCJ recommended denying the petition. However, before the Board could rule, the parties reached an agreement for a joint continuance with a discovery plan, rendering the Petition for Removal moot. Consequently, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition, admonishing applicant's attorney, Susan Garrett, for failing to withdraw the moot petition and wasting judicial resources, while reserving the issue of sanctions for potential future misconduct.
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