What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal dismissed as moot due to proceeding to trial without withdrawal of petition
Petition for Removal filed by applicant after WCJ order setting matter for trial
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 petition was dismissed as moot because the parties proceeded to trial without withdrawal of the petition, causing delay and waste of resources.
From the decision · page 1On May 14, 2025, the parties proceeded to trial. Yet, we have not received notice from applicant that the petition is withdrawn. This lack of action on applicant's part causes delays and wastes the resources of the Appeals Board. In the future, applicant is reminded that the Appeals Board must be notified, and the petition for removal should be immediately withdrawn when the parties have proceeded to trial. Accordingly, the petition for removal is now moot, and we will dismiss the petition.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant filed a Petition for Removal but did not withdraw it after the case was set for trial
Favours Defendant prevailed
This lack of action caused delays and waste of resources, leading to dismissal of the petition as moot
From the decision · page 1On May 14, 2025, the parties proceeded to trial. Yet, we have not received notice from applicant that the petition is withdrawn. This lack of action on applicant's part causes delays and wastes the resources of the Appeals Board. In the future, applicant is reminded that the Appeals Board must be notified, and the petition for removal should be immediately withdrawn when the parties have proceeded to trial. Accordingly, the petition for removal is now moot, and we will dismiss the petition.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Petition for Removal must be withdrawn when parties proceed to trial to avoid mootness and delay
Applied to dismiss the petition as moot due to lack of withdrawal and proceeding to trial
From the decision · page 1On May 14, 2025, the parties proceeded to trial. Yet, we have not received notice from applicant that the petition is withdrawn. This lack of action on applicant's part causes delays and wastes the resources of the Appeals Board. In the future, applicant is reminded that the Appeals Board must be notified, and the petition for removal should be immediately withdrawn when the parties have proceeded to trial. Accordingly, the petition for removal is now moot, and we will dismiss the petition.
What proof carried it
The evidence the panel weighed, by kind.
Applicant did not withdraw the petition for removal after trial was set and proceeded to trial, causing delays and waste of resources
From the decision · page 1On May 14, 2025, the parties proceeded to trial. Yet, we have not received notice from applicant that the petition is withdrawn. This lack of action on applicant's part causes delays and wastes the resources of the Appeals Board. In the future, applicant is reminded that the Appeals Board must be notified, and the petition for removal should be immediately withdrawn when the parties have proceeded to trial. Accordingly, the petition for removal is now moot, and we will dismiss the petition.
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