What the panel ordered
Findings of Fact and Order dismissing lien rescinded; case remanded for further proceedings
Petition for reconsideration of lien dismissal order after trial, remanded for further proceedings
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 dismissed the lien for failure to pay the lien activation fee, but the Appeals Board found the dismissal was made without a proper evidentiary record and due process, and thus rescinded the dismissal and remanded for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Lien claimant First Choice Doctors Medical Group, Inc., seeks reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order (F&O) issued on June 23, 2021 by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). By the F&O, as relevant here, the WCJ found that lien claimant First Choice Doctors Medical Group, Inc., doing business as (dba) Surgery Center of the Canyon, failed to file a lien activation fee as required by Labor Code section 4903.06(a)(4). The lien was therefore ordered dismissed with prejudice.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.