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RICHARD OKUNIEWICZ vs. CHRISTOFFERSON TRANSPORTATION, QBE-PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Filed: Dec 18, 2019
Marina Del Rey
ADJ9845740

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This case concerns an employer's petition for removal challenging a judge's order denying a motion to compel an in-person vocational evaluation. The Appeals Board denied the petition, treating it as a reconsideration request because the underlying order resolved threshold issues. Although the decision was final regarding threshold matters, the Board reviewed the discovery dispute under the extraordinary removal standard. The majority found no significant prejudice or irreparable harm from denying the in-person evaluation, as a remote evaluation was deemed sufficient.

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This case concerns an employer's petition for removal challenging a judge's order denying a motion to compel an in-person vocational evaluation. The Appeals Board denied the petition, treating it as a reconsideration request because the underlying order resolved threshold issues. Although the decision was final regarding threshold matters, the Board reviewed the discovery dispute under the extraordinary removal standard. The majority found no significant prejudice or irreparable harm from denying the in-person evaluation, as a remote evaluation was deemed sufficient.

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RICHARD OKUNIEWICZ vs. CHRISTOFFERSON TRANSPORTATION, QBE-PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (2019) – Marina Del Rey | CompFox