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Metzger, Clarence

CLARENCE METZGER, Applicant vs. ATLANTA BRAVES; ST. LOUIS CARDINALS/ANHEUSER BUSCH INC., ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE, ADJUSTED BY SEDGWICK CMS; SAN DIEGO PADRES; PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES; ARGONAUT INSURANCE, NEW YORK METS; CIGA GLENDALE, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ10504110
Decision date
Sep 24, 2023
District office
Santa Ana
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Sedgwick CMS (for ACE American Insurance)
Commissioners
JOSÉ H. RAZO, COMMISSIONER, CRAIG SNELLINGS, COMMISSIONER, JOSEPH V. CAPURRO, COMMISSIONER
LC §5313LC §5903LC §5952CCR §10832CCR §10382CCR §10625

Summary

Defendant New York Mets filed a Petition for Removal and/or Reconsideration challenging a June 30, 2023 order rejoining them as party defendant, after having been dismissed without prejudice on March 13, 2020. The Mets argued joinder was inappropriate based on their prior dismissal and principles of res judicata. The WCAB found there was no evidentiary record upon which to evaluate the WCJ's joinder decision because the WCJ issued the joinder order only 15 days after the petition for joinder, without providing notice of intention under Rule 10832 or setting the matter for hearing. The Board treated the Mets' Petition as an objection to the petition for joinder, dismissed the Petition as premature, and returned the matter to the WCJ to develop a proper record under section 5313 and Hamilton.

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