Cleveland v. Everson

MILLS, Judge.

Appellants appeal from a workers’ compensation order denying their petition to vacate or modify earlier orders. We affirm.

We will consolidate the thirteen issues raised by appellants in their ninety-three page brief and restate them for brevity’s sake.

1. Did the deputy commissioner have authority to hold the hearing? Yes.

Although the deputy was not appointed at the time of the hearing, he was appointed prior to entry of his order. He was a deputy within the district where the claim arose and merely replaced the other deputy who recused himself. Additionally, appellants have not…