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In Saucedo v. County of Los Angeles, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed an order setting aside a case dismissal. The dismissal occurred due to the applicant's failure to appear at a hearing and subsequent lack of objection within the allotted time. However, the applicant later filed a Declaration of Readiness to Proceed, which the judge treated as a timely petition for reconsideration. The Board found this action permissible under equitable powers to favor a hearing on the merits, upholding the applicant's right to litigate his claim.
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In Saucedo v. County of Los Angeles, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed an order setting aside a case dismissal. The dismissal occurred due to the applicant's failure to appear at a hearing and subsequent lack of objection within the allotted time. However, the applicant later filed a Declaration of Readiness to Proceed, which the judge treated as a timely petition for reconsideration. The Board found this action permissible under equitable powers to favor a hearing on the merits, upholding the applicant's right to litigate his claim.
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