IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION, etc. , Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and MERRELL LEE CALVILLO, Respondents. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Merrell Lee Calvillo, a cashier/clerk for the Los Angeles County Department of Parks & Recreation (County), injured her neck, back and right knee in a fall at work on September 24, 1997. *fn10 The County petitioned the WCAB for reconsideration and contended that the March 9, 1999, order transformed the March 8, 1999, stipulation into a formal award under Huston v. Workers' Comp. However, the award of attorney's fees under section 5814. 5 should be vacated as contended by the County. The WCAB has original jurisdiction to award temporary total disability indemnity more than five years from the date of injury under State of California v. Ind.

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