What the panel ordered
Petition for removal granted; order compelling applicant's deposition issued on March 27, 2025, rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings
Petition for removal from the order compelling applicant's deposition issued by WCJ on March 27, 2025
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 that the WCJ's order compelling deposition was issued without creating a formal record, violating due process and causing irreparable harm, thus justifying removal.
From the decision · page 1Applicant has filed a petition for removal from the order compelling applicant's deposition issued on March 27, 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 issued the order compelling applicant's deposition without creating a formal record.