Autozone, Inc./USF&G, Administered By Gallagher Bassett/NUFIC Administered By Gallagher Bassett Maria Sanchez WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMARIA SANCHEZ, Applicant,vs.AUTOZONE, INC.IUSF&G, Administered By GALLAGHERBASSET/NUFIC Administered By GALLAGHER BASSETT, Defendants.Case No. ADJ6918399 (Marina del Rey District Office)OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION; AND ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS (Lab. Code, § 5813; Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10561) On February 27, 2013, we granted lien claimant’s Petition for Reconsideration, and pursuant to a grant of authority under section 5813 and Appeals Board Rule 10561 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8. § 10561), we also issued a notice of our intention to impose a sanction of $1,200.00, jointly and severally against lien claimants, Medi-Lab (lien claimant), and its representative, Ted Durden of Durden & Associates. We allowed 15 days, plus five days for mailing, in which to file an objection showing good cause as to why we should not impose the sanction. As explained in our Opinion and Order Granting Petition for Reconsideration; Notice of Intention to Impose Sanctions (Lab. Code, § 5813; Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10562), which we incorporate herein, the basis for our notice of intention to impose a sanction was to address lien claimant’s representative’s misrepresentations of facts in their verified Petition for Reconsideration, and their failure to appear at the November 6, 2012 lien trial after signing in on the Minutes of Hearing. In addition, no explanation of their conduct was provided to the WCAB, and no objection was filed to the Notice of Intention to Dismiss issued by the WCJ on November 6, 2012. The fifteen (15) day time period from the February 27, 2013 date of service of the Notice of Intention to Impose Sanctions plus the additional five (5) days for mailing has now expired, and lien claimant and its representative, Ted Durden and Durden & Associates, have failed to file a
