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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Removal regarding an order compelling her attendance and her attorney's deposition testimony. The Board treated the Petition for Removal as a timely objection demonstrating good cause for the applicant's inability to attend due to hospitalization. Consequently, the original order compelling deposition was deemed void by operation of law. Therefore, the Petition for Removal was dismissed as moot because there was no outstanding order to challenge.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's Petition for Removal regarding an order compelling her attendance and her attorney's deposition testimony. The Board treated the Petition for Removal as a timely objection demonstrating good cause for the applicant's inability to attend due to hospitalization. Consequently, the original order compelling deposition was deemed void by operation of law. Therefore, the Petition for Removal was dismissed as moot because there was no outstanding order to challenge.
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