Juan Paz Marenco — ADJ13264493, ADJ13264481

Applicant Juan Paz-Marenco filed a Petition for Removal in a case against MIR Co. and Starnet Insurance Company, administered by BerkleyNet. The petition apparently concerned a discovery-related dispute prior to trial. The Appeals Board, relying on the WCJ's report and analysis, found that petitioner failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision ultimately issued. The Board emphasized that removal is an extraordinary remedy rarely exercised, and that the parties would have the opportunity to raise all relevant issues, including the propriety of further discovery, at trial. The Petition for Removal was denied.