What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal is dismissed.
Defendant filed a Petition for Removal challenging an Order Granting Change of Venue; the WCJ later vacated the Order, rendering the Petition moot.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The WCJ vacated the Order Granting Change of Venue, rendering the Petition for Removal moot and dismissing the petition.
From the decision · page 1On, January 5, 2021, the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) issued an Order Granting Change of Venue in ADJ13280100. On January 20, 2021, defendant filed a Petition for Removal in cases ADJ13280100, ADJ13764415, ADJ13764447, and ADJ13764436. Therein, defendant asserts a violation of due process only as to the Order Granting Change of Venue in ADJ13280100. Defendant does not assert any issues as to cases ADJ13764415, ADJ13764447, and ADJ13764436. The WCJ issued an Order Vacating and Rescinding Order Granting Change of Venue in ADJ13280100 on January 20, 2020 rendering defendant's Petition for Removal moot. Moreover, defendant is not aggrieved in cases ADJ13764415, ADJ13764447, and ADJ13764436.