What the panel ordered
Petition denied
Petition for Permission to Appear as a hearing representative/non-attorney before the WCAB filed by the applicant
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 denied due to the petitioner's disbarment, suspension, and failure to disclose disciplinary matters, making him unfit to appear as a representative before the WCAB.
From the decision · page 113 The Appeals Board has reviewed the applicant's February 26, 2008 Petition for
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
the applicant was disbarred, suspended, and placed on involuntary inactive enrollment status by the State Bar of California.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This status made him unfit to appear as a representative before the WCAB.
From the decision · page 1"An attorney who has been disbarred or suspended by the Supreme Court for
the applicant failed to disclose all disciplinary matters, including a disciplinary action on April 23, 2007, and a voluntary inactive tender of resignation with charges making him ineligible to practice law.
Favours Defendant prevailed
The lack of full disclosure contributed to the denial of the petition.
From the decision · page 69 Further, we note that the applicant's petition lacks total disclosure of all of his disciplinary
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10779
California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10779
The Appeals Board applied this regulation to deny the petition for permission to appear as a hearing representative/non-attorney.
From the decision · page 11 California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10779 provides:
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