Rule §10591. Consolidating Cases -- Different Offices Multiple Injured Workers.
For cases involving two or more injured workers, Aany request or petition to
consolidate cases assigned to different offices for hearingin one office of the
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board shall be first referred to the Assistant Chief
of the Division of Workers’Compensation or his or her designee court administrator.
Any request or petition to consolidate cases for hearing assigned to different workers’
compensation judges in the same office shall be referred to the presiding workers’
compensation judge of that office. The Assistant Chief or presiding workers’ judge
court administrator shall set the request for conference to obtain agreement of all the
parties to the place of hearing. If the parties do not agree to the place of hearing, the
Assistance Chief or presiding workers’ compensation judge court administrator shall
make a determination of the request for consolidation, giving due consideration to
whether there are common issues of fact and law as well as whether judicial
economy and expediency warrant and justify the request. Any party aggrieved by the
determination of the Assistant Chief or presiding workers’ compensation judge court
administrator may request proceedings pursuant to Labor Code section 5310
For cases involving two or more injured workers, Aany request or petition to
consolidate cases assigned to different offices for hearingin one office of the
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board shall be first referred to the Assistant Chief
of the Division of Workers’Compensation or his or her designee court administrator.
Any request or petition to consolidate cases for hearing assigned to different workers’
compensation judges in the same office shall be referred to the presiding workers’
compensation judge of that office. The Assistant Chief or presiding workers’ judge
court administrator shall set the request for conference to obtain agreement of all the
parties to the place of hearing. If the parties do not agree to the place of hearing, the
Assistance Chief or presiding workers’ compensation judge court administrator shall
make a determination of the request for consolidation, giving due consideration to
whether there are common issues of fact and law as well as whether judicial
economy and expediency warrant and justify the request. Any party aggrieved by the
determination of the Assistant Chief or presiding workers’ compensation judge court
administrator may request proceedings pursuant to Labor Code section 5310
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