CITY OF LOS ANGELES KWAKU MENSAH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAKWAKU MENSAH, Applicant,vs.CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendants.Case Nos. ADJ1578409 (POM 0278159)ORDER DISMISSINGPETITION FORRECONSIDERATION We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration of the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated in said report which we adopt and incorporate, we will dismiss the petition as untimely. We emphasize our agreement with the statement in the WCJ’ s Report that “it [is] a waste of the Board’s resources to respond to a Petition for Reconsideration when the lien claimants (and/or their purported representative(s)) had ample opportunity to object to the notice of intent when it issued, and chose to do nothing until after the WCJ issued the Order Dismissing the Lien Claims.”/ / // / // / // / // / // / // / // / // / / , For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Reconsideration is DISMISSED.WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD DEPUTY _____________________________________________CRISTINE E. GONDAK I CONCUR, _____________________________________________RONNIE G. CAPLANE _____________________________________________KATHERINE ZALEWSKI DATED AND FILED AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA JUL 24 2014 SERVICE MADE ON THE ABOVE DATE ON THE PERSONS LISTED BELOW AT THEIR ADDRESSES SHOWN ON THE CURRENT OFFICIAL ADDRESS RECORD.MJR MANAGEMENT SERVICESLOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEYPACIFIC COAST SPINE ORTHOPAEDIC GROUPjp ADJ1578409
KWAKU MENSAH vs. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
(POM 0278159) is a case involving Kwaku Mensah and the City of Los Angeles. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration of the workers' compensation administrative law judge. After reviewing the record, the Board dismissed the petition as untimely. The Board noted that it was a waste of resources to respond to a Petition for Reconsideration when the lien claimants had ample opportunity to object to the notice of intent when it issued, but chose to do nothing until after the WCJ issued the Order Dismissing the Lien Claims.
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- Case No. ADJ1578409
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