What the panel ordered
Petition for disqualification dismissed for lack of affidavit and failure to state grounds
Petition for disqualification of the WCJ filed by applicant
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold April 22, 2021.
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 dismissed because it was not verified by affidavit or declaration and failed to state grounds for disqualification as required by law and WCAB rules.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks disqualification of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) based upon various allegations that the WCJ is generally biased. Applicant's petition is not verified.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.