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The Appeals Board granted applicant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the WCJ's order continuing the matters to trial. The Board found the defendant's Declaration of Readiness to Proceed (DOR) defective for failing to specify any principal issues, thereby hindering the applicant's trial preparation. Furthermore, there was no record of a required Pretrial Conference Statement, and no evidence of applicant's lack of diligence. Consequently, the case was taken off calendar.
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The Appeals Board granted applicant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the WCJ's order continuing the matters to trial. The Board found the defendant's Declaration of Readiness to Proceed (DOR) defective for failing to specify any principal issues, thereby hindering the applicant's trial preparation. Furthermore, there was no record of a required Pretrial Conference Statement, and no evidence of applicant's lack of diligence. Consequently, the case was taken off calendar.
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