What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal dismissed as not ripe for adjudication because applicant failed to identify any order or decision of the WCJ from which removal is sought.
Applicant petitioned for removal to the Appeals Board, seeking a panel dispute to be decided in the first instance; the WCJ recommended dismissal and the Board reviewed the petition, answer, and WCJ's report.
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.
Applicant failed to identify any order or decision of the WCJ from which removal is sought, so the petition is not ripe for adjudication.
From the decision · page 2Here petitioner does not identify any order or decision of the WCJ from which removal is being sought. Instead, petitioner requests that the Appeals Board remove an issue to be tried at the Appeals Board in the first instance. That is not a valid basis for removal. There is not presently any order or decision from the WCJ that is ripe for adjudication. Upon return, applicant may request a hearing to address any pending discovery disputes. After the WCJ issues an order or decision regarding the discovery dispute, any aggrieved party may seek appropriate relief.