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Olivares, Ma Luisa

MA LUISA OLIVARES, Applicant vs. WINDSOR PALMS CARE CENTER; STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, administered by CANNON COCHRAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ15400555
Decision date
Oct 9, 2025
District office
Van Nuys
WCJ
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Claim administrator
Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc. (administering for StarStone National Insurance Company)
Commissioners
CRAIG L. SNELLINGS, COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, JOSEPH V. CAPURRO, COMMISSIONER
LC §5903LC §5952LC §5313CCR §10955CCR §10761CCR §10832

Summary

Defendant petitioned for removal from the WCJ's May 9, 2024 Minute Orders, which took the matter off calendar for further development of the record and purported to consolidate (link) the case with another proceeding involving a different employer. The WCJ recommended denying removal, and no answer was received from defendant. The Appeals Board granted removal, finding that the WCJ ordered the trial off calendar to develop the record without creating any record or explaining the need for further development, violating the parties' due process rights and constituting irreparable harm. The Board also found the consolidation order improper because a party (a different employer) who could be affected was not given notice and an opportunity to be heard. As its Decision After Removal, the Board rescinded the May 9, 2024 Minute Orders and returned the matter to the trial level.

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