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The defendant, City of Sacramento, petitioned for reconsideration of a WCJ's order directing a new QME panel due to alleged improper communication with the PQME. The Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration, holding that the WCJ's order was an interlocutory, non-final procedural decision. The Board also denied the petition treated as a request for removal, finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The dismissal and denial were based on the WCJ's report and the fact that a petition for reconsideration would be an adequate remedy later.
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The defendant, City of Sacramento, petitioned for reconsideration of a WCJ's order directing a new QME panel due to alleged improper communication with the PQME. The Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration, holding that the WCJ's order was an interlocutory, non-final procedural decision. The Board also denied the petition treated as a request for removal, finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The dismissal and denial were based on the WCJ's report and the fact that a petition for reconsideration would be an adequate remedy later.
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