What the panel ordered
March 11, 2021 Orders dismissing Cal AG Resources, Pacific Claims Management, and State Compensation Insurance Fund are rescinded; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings
Petition for removal in response to WCJ order dismissing defendants Cal AG Resources and Pacific Claims Management without prejudice; WCJ also dismissed State Compensation Insurance Fund for lack of coverage; petition treated as petition for reconsideration; Appeals Board rescinds dismissal orders and returns matter to WCJ 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The Appeals Board found the dismissal orders lacked an adequate evidentiary record and rescinded them, returning the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks removal in response to an order of dismissal issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on March 11, 2021, wherein the WCJ issued an order dismissing defendants Cal AG Resources and Pacific Claims Management without prejudice. Although the WCJ also dismissed defendant Pacific Claims Management, applicant only seeks removal in response to the order dismissing defendant Cal AG Resources.1 The WCJ also issued an order dismissing defendant State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) for lack of coverage.