Marcela Lizardo, vs. Volt Information Sciences; american Home Assurance,

This case involves lien claimant, Bell Community Medical Group, who is seeking reconsideration of an Order Taking the Matter Off Calendar, signed September 23, 2009, wherein the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) took the matter off calendar to further supplement the record. The WCJ's Order was seeking a supplemental medical report from Dr. Silver regarding the reasonableness and necessity of the treatment performed by Dr. Bazel, a member of Bell Community Medical Group. The Petition for Reconsideration was denied and the Petition for Removal was also denied due to lack of evidence of significant prejudice or irreparable harm.

VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES; AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE, MARCELA LIZARDO, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMARCELA LIZARDO, Applicant,vs.VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES; AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE, Defendant(s).Case Nos. ADJ3494615 (MON 0352506)ADJ2492403 (MON 0352508)OPINION AND ORDERS DISMISSING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DENYING PETITIONFOR REMOVAL            Lien claimant, Bell Community Medical Group, seeks reconsideration of the Order Taking the Matter Off Calendar, signed September 23, 2009′, wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) took the matter off calendar to further supplement the record, “by report from Dr. Silver, regarding the reasonableness and necessity of the treatment performed by Dr. Bazel”, a member of Bell Community Medical Group, lien claimant in this matter.            As noted by the WCJ in the Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (Report):       “This matter was heard for lien trial on 6/10/09. At that time the       defendant was ordered to obtain a supplemental report from Dr.       Silver, the panel QME, regarding the reasonableness and necessity       of the treatment performed by Dr. Bazel. Lien claimant, Bell       Community, was present at the hearing. Dr. Bazel is part of Bell       Community and lien claimant is collecting for those services by       Dr. Bazel. Lien claimant did not object to the additional report.       The next trial was held on 8/3/09. However, the supplemental       report was not ready from Dr. Silver. The matter was re-set to       9/23/09. At that time the report from Dr. Silver had come in. 1Defendant was ordered to serve the parties with notice of the WCJ’s Order. Petitioner was present at the hearing through a Hearing Representative. However, there is no proof of service of the relevant Order. In its petition, lien claimant contends that the Order was served September 30, 2009 by “substituted service”. It is unclear if this refers to the date of

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