DWC Newsline
August 30, 2010
Los Angeles court schedules conference to discuss consolidation of liens
Compound pharmacy liens are the subject of the court’s motion to consolidate
The Los Angeles district office of the Division of Workers’ Compensation has made a motion to consolidate lien proceedings
regarding compound pharmacy liens. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the court’s first floor
auditorium at 320 W. 4th St. in Los Angeles .
All compound pharmacy lien claimants with pending liens should attend, along with their representatives and defendants.
However, injured workers and lien claimants without compound pharmacy liens should not attend.
Parties do not need to bring their files.
The court took this action because there are common issues of law and fact in the approximately 400 compound pharmacy
liens filed each month at the Los Angeles district office. Processing liens is time consuming, and the Los Angeles court can only
accommodate 145 lien hearings per month.
“By consolidating these liens, we’ll save time for not only the court but also the lien claimants,” said Court Administrator
Keven Star . “Rather than try this issue 5,000 times we can do it once.”
Los Angeles Presiding Judge Jorja Frank will preside over the Oct. 6 proceedings, along with Mark Kahn, the associate chief
judge for the southern region. Kahn has jurisdiction over other courts in case the issues go beyond just those cases scheduled in
Los Angeles . The conference will take place:
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010
10 a.m.
Div. of Workers’ Compensation
Los Angeles district office
320 W. 4th St., 1st floor auditorium
Los Angeles, CA 90013
August 30, 2010
Los Angeles court schedules conference to discuss consolidation of liens
Compound pharmacy liens are the subject of the court’s motion to consolidate
The Los Angeles district office of the Division of Workers’ Compensation has made a motion to consolidate lien proceedings
regarding compound pharmacy liens. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the court’s first floor
auditorium at 320 W. 4th St. in Los Angeles .
All compound pharmacy lien claimants with pending liens should attend, along with their representatives and defendants.
However, injured workers and lien claimants without compound pharmacy liens should not attend.
Parties do not need to bring their files.
The court took this action because there are common issues of law and fact in the approximately 400 compound pharmacy
liens filed each month at the Los Angeles district office. Processing liens is time consuming, and the Los Angeles court can only
accommodate 145 lien hearings per month.
“By consolidating these liens, we’ll save time for not only the court but also the lien claimants,” said Court Administrator
Keven Star . “Rather than try this issue 5,000 times we can do it once.”
Los Angeles Presiding Judge Jorja Frank will preside over the Oct. 6 proceedings, along with Mark Kahn, the associate chief
judge for the southern region. Kahn has jurisdiction over other courts in case the issues go beyond just those cases scheduled in
Los Angeles . The conference will take place:
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010
10 a.m.
Div. of Workers’ Compensation
Los Angeles district office
320 W. 4th St., 1st floor auditorium
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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