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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because the order to take the matter off calendar was not a final order. The Board also denied the defendant's alternative Petition for Removal, finding no showing of irreparable harm or significant prejudice. The defendant had argued the judge erred by not closing discovery at the Mandatory Settlement Conference. The Board adopted the judge's report, concluding that removal was an extraordinary remedy unwarranted here.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because the order to take the matter off calendar was not a final order. The Board also denied the defendant's alternative Petition for Removal, finding no showing of irreparable harm or significant prejudice. The defendant had argued the judge erred by not closing discovery at the Mandatory Settlement Conference. The Board adopted the judge's report, concluding that removal was an extraordinary remedy unwarranted here.
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