ADJ6820138 ADJ6820197 AMELIA MENDOZA, Applicant, vs. HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, Permissibly Self-Insured; and SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. (Adjusting Agent), Defendant(s). (EN BANC) We granted the petition for removal filed by applicant, Amelia Mendoza, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem and Trustee, Rafael Mendoza. *fn5 Applicant worked as a patient case associate for Huntington Hospital (Huntington). Applicant argued that the matter should be set for trial on the threshold issues of industrial injury and employment. *fn6 Applicant filed a timely petition requesting that the Appeals Board remove this matter to itself under section 5310 and WCAB Rule 10843.

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