Federal Express, Permissibly Self- Insured; Sedgwick Claims Services Veleda Burton, WORKERS-COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAVELEDA BURTON, Applicant,vs.FEDERAL EXPRESS, permissibly self- insured; SEDGWICK CLAIMS SERVICES, Defendants.Case No. ADJ409820; ADJ349576; ADJ1572678; ADJ3967299ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR DISQUALIFICATION Veleda Burton (applicant) seeks disqualification of die workers’ compensation administrative law judge assigned to conduct the trial in these five cases. We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Disqualification and the contents of the Report and Recommendation on Petition for Disqualification (Report) of the WCJ. Based on our review of the record and for the reasons slated in the WCJ’s Report, which we expressly adopt and incorporate, we will deny applicant’s Petition for Disqualification. Moreover, we note that if the applicant’s intent in filing the petition is to exercise her right to automatic reassignment to another WCJ, her request is untimely under Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, section 10453 because it is made over three months after the WCJ was assigned to conduct the mal in these cases. , 1For the foregoing reasons,IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Disqualification be. and it hereby is. DENIED.WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD________________________________________DEIDRA E. LOWEI CONCUR,________________________________________RONNIE G. CAPLANE________________________________________FRANK M. BRASSDATED AND FILED AT SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIADEC 08 2010SERVICE MADE ON THE ABOVE DATE ON THE PERSONS LISTED BELOW AT THEIR ADDRESSES SHOWN ON THE CURRENT OFFICIAL ADDRESS RECORD.ADELSON TESTAN OAKL4NDEDDI SDI OAKLANDROBERT WOOD OAKLANDVELEDA BURTONSVH/ebc , VELEDA BURTON, Applicant,vs.FEDERAL EXPRESS; SEDGWICK WALNUT CREEK; Defendants.Case No. AD.J409820 et al.REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON PETITION TO DISQUALIFYPRO CEDURAL HISTORY I was assigned as the trial Judge
Veleda Burton, vs. Federal Express, Permissibly Self- Insured; Sedgwick Claims Services
, Veleda Burton, the applicant, sought to disqualify the workers' compensation administrative law judge assigned to conduct the trial in her five cases. The judge denied the petition, noting that the applicant's request was untimely and that no grounds were stated to support the request. The petition was denied.
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- Court: California, San Francisco
- Case No. ADJ409820
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