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Sanchez, Joel

JOEL SANCHEZ, Applicant vs. NORA LIGHTING; THE HARTFORD, Defendants

ADJ number: ADJ12189093
Decision date: Apr 24, 2023
District office: Los Angeles
WCJ: —
Claim administrator: The Hartford
Commissioners: JOSÉ H. RAZO, COMMISSIONER, CRAIG SNELLINGS, COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR

Injury / body parts: back, hip, trunk, waist, upper extremities, lower extremities, shoulder, thigh, lumbar spine

LC §4628LC §5313LC §5900LC §5902LC §5903CCR §10955

Summary

Applicant Joel Sanchez has two pending claims against Nora Lighting (insured by The Hartford) and selected Anant Ram, M.D. as the orthopedic QME, who issued three reports and was deposed twice. Applicant petitioned for a replacement panel, alleging Dr. Ram violated Labor Code section 4628 by not personally writing portions of his reports and failing to review all submitted records. At the February 9, 2023 trial, the WCJ ordered the parties to meet and confer and submit a joint letter to Dr. Ram asking him to address both alleged injuries and review all records, taking the matter off calendar without substantively ruling on the replacement panel petition. The Board granted applicant's Petition for Removal, finding the order was an interlocutory discovery order that failed to comply with Labor Code section 5313 and Hamilton because it did not divulge the basis for the order or address the replacement panel petition. The Board rescinded the order and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings and a substantive record.

Issues

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Holding

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Analysis

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