Jauregui, Angie

Defendant City of Hope National Medical Center, permissibly self-insured and administered by AdminSure, Inc., filed a Petition for Removal challenging discovery-related matters in applicant Angie Jauregui's case. The Appeals Board considered the petition and the WCJ's report and denied removal, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy. The Board noted the discovery issue was already preserved on the pre-trial conference statement, making the petition premature. The Board also criticized defendant's attachment of over 100 pages of exhibits, treating it as an improper request for judgment on the pleadings, and admonished counsel for attaching documents already in the adjudication file.