What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied by the Appeals Board.
Defendants petitioned for removal of the WCJ's January 28, 2025 order taking the matter off calendar for further discovery.
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 no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to defendants if removal was denied and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if the matter proceeds to a final decision adverse to defendants.
From the decision · page 1Defendants seek removal of Minutes of Hearing and Orders taking the matter off calendar for further discovery that issued on January 28, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ).
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ ordered the matter off calendar for further discovery on January 28, 2025.