What the panel ordered
Petition for removal dismissed as moot because WCJ rescinded order within 15 days, no report or Board transmission required.
Petition for removal filed by defendant after order setting matter for trial; WCJ granted petition for reassignment and took matter off calendar within 15-day rescission period for removal petition.
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The WCJ rescinded the order within the 15-day period allowed under WCAB Rule 10955(d), making the petition for removal moot and unnecessary to transmit to the Appeals Board.
From the decision · page 1On January 24, 2024, a workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) issued an order setting the matter for trial. On February 2, 2024, defendant filed a petition for automatic reassignment. On February 12, 2024, defendant filed a petition for removal in response to the order setting the matter for trial. On February 15, 2024, the WCJ granted the petition for reassignment and issued an order taking the matter off calendar.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.