Guild, Inc.; State Compensation Insurance Fund; Employers Comp Glendale Micaela Llamas WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIA MICAELA LLAMAS, Applicant, vs. GUILD, INC.; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCEFUND;EMPLOYERSCOMP GLENDALE, Defendants. Case No. ADJ2994393 (LBO 0332583) OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION We previously granted lien claimant’s Petition for Reconsideration to further study the factual and legal issues in this case. This is our Opinion and[justify]Decision After Reconsideration. Lien claimant Elena Konstat, Ph.D., through her representative, Leonora Kapelnikov, sought reconsideration of the April 28, 2014 Order Imposing Sanctions, Attorney Fees and Costs issued by a workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), wherein the WCJ issued a sanction of $2,500.00, jointly and severally, against lien claimant and her former hearing representative, Marialouisa Lizarraga. The WCJ also ordered lien claimant and Ms. Lizarraga to pay $1,012.50, jointly and severally, to defendant, State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), as reasonable attorney fees and costs. Previously, on January 21, 2014, the WCJ issued a Notice of lntention (NIT) to impose sanctions and costs against lien claimant and her representative for insisting on trial without probative evidence to prove her claim. [/justify] Lien claimant contended, in essence, that she was denied due process, arguing that there was a legitimate legal dispute regarding the lien; that[justify]defendant never served applicant’s complete medical file; that she was not served with the Compromise and Release until after the lien conference; and that [/justify][justify]$2,500.00 in sanctions, plus attorney fees and costs, was a disproportionate punishment for proceeding to trial. No Answer was received. [/justify] The WCJ provided a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (Report), re
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