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This case concerns an applicant's Petition for Removal regarding the transfer of a mandatory settlement conference (MSC) from the Goleta/Santa Barbara district office to the Oxnard district office. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the petition, citing the Division of Workers' Compensation's (DWC) budgetary constraints and its authority to calendar hearings at different locations due to limited space. The WCAB found that the transfer was a necessary administrative measure to address overcrowding and that it did not constitute significant prejudice or irreparable harm. The decision emphasizes the WCAB's inherent power to control its calendars and proceedings, even without a formal change of venue order, as long as parties are properly notified.
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This case concerns an applicant's Petition for Removal regarding the transfer of a mandatory settlement conference (MSC) from the Goleta/Santa Barbara district office to the Oxnard district office. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the petition, citing the Division of Workers' Compensation's (DWC) budgetary constraints and its authority to calendar hearings at different locations due to limited space. The WCAB found that the transfer was a necessary administrative measure to address overcrowding and that it did not constitute significant prejudice or irreparable harm. The decision emphasizes the WCAB's inherent power to control its calendars and proceedings, even without a formal change of venue order, as long as parties are properly notified.
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