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This case involves a petition for disqualification of a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) by the applicant, Lucia Bianchi, and her attorney. The attorney alleged the WCJ demonstrated enmity or bias due to an incident on September 1, 2011, which would prejudice his clients. The WCJ submitted a report stating the incident would not affect his impartiality and decisions would be based solely on evidence. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board reviewed the record and adopted the WCJ's report, finding no reason to doubt his impartiality. Accordingly, the Board denied the petition for disqualification.
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This case involves a petition for disqualification of a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) by the applicant, Lucia Bianchi, and her attorney. The attorney alleged the WCJ demonstrated enmity or bias due to an incident on September 1, 2011, which would prejudice his clients. The WCJ submitted a report stating the incident would not affect his impartiality and decisions would be based solely on evidence. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board reviewed the record and adopted the WCJ's report, finding no reason to doubt his impartiality. Accordingly, the Board denied the petition for disqualification.
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