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In this workers' compensation case, the defendant school district petitioned for removal, seeking to overturn a judge's order striking their "adversarial letter" to a medical evaluator and compelling a new panel. The Appeals Board denied the petition, emphasizing that removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, which the defendant failed to demonstrate. The Board found that the defendant did not meet the high standards for granting removal. Therefore, the defendant's petition was denied.
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In this workers' compensation case, the defendant school district petitioned for removal, seeking to overturn a judge's order striking their "adversarial letter" to a medical evaluator and compelling a new panel. The Appeals Board denied the petition, emphasizing that removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, which the defendant failed to demonstrate. The Board found that the defendant did not meet the high standards for granting removal. Therefore, the defendant's petition was denied.
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