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CHAVEZ v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMIN.

No. 30,405.

280 P.3d 927 (2012)

2012-NMCA-060

Gene N. CHAVEZ, Plaintiff/Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE of New Mexico WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION, Defendant/Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

April 26, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene N. Chavez , Chavez Law Offices, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, Pro Se Appellee.

Sean Olivas , Keleher & McLeod, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

OPINION

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} This case presents us with an issue of first impression: whether the Workers' Compensation Administration (WCA) has authority to suspend an attorney from practicing before it. We conclude that the WCA has such authority. This authority arises out of the power of the WCA to control the proceedings before it, and an attorney who violates its rules of practice and procedure may...

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