What the panel ordered
The May 20, 2021 letter filed by applicant in pro per is not accepted for filing due to no significant change in circumstances.
applicant is declared a vexatious litigant subject to a pre-filing order under California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10430, requiring prior approval before filing documents unless represented by an attorney.
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.
Applicant was declared a vexatious litigant and must obtain prior approval before filing documents. The May 20, 2021 letter was not accepted for filing due to no significant change in circumstances.
From the decision · page 1On September 22, 2010, applicant was declared a vexatious litigant subject to a pre-filing order pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10430. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10782, now § 10430 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020).) Under WCAB Rule 10430, applicant must obtain prior approval from the Presiding Workers' Compensation Judge or the Appeals Board before he or she is allowed to file any application(s) for adjudication of claim, declaration(s) of readiness to proceed, pleading(s), petition(s) or other request(s) for action by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, unless document(s) are filed by a licensed attorney, who has assumed applicant's representation.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
applicant was declared a vexatious litigant on September 22, 2010, subject to a pre-filing order.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This status requires prior approval before filing documents, which applicant did not obtain for the May 20, 2021 letter.
From the decision · page 1On September 22, 2010, applicant was declared a vexatious litigant subject to a pre-filing order pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10430. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10782, now § 10430 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020).) Under WCAB Rule 10430, applicant must obtain prior approval from the Presiding Workers' Compensation Judge or the Appeals Board before he or she is allowed to file any application(s) for adjudication of claim, declaration(s) of readiness to proceed, pleading(s), petition(s) or other request(s) for action by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, unless document(s) are filed by a licensed attorney, who has assumed applicant's representation.
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 10430
California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10430
Applicant must obtain prior approval before filing documents due to vexatious litigant status.
From the decision · page 1On September 22, 2010, applicant was declared a vexatious litigant subject to a pre-filing order pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10430. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10782, now § 10430 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020).) Under WCAB Rule 10430, applicant must obtain prior approval from the Presiding Workers' Compensation Judge or the Appeals Board before he or she is allowed to file any application(s) for adjudication of claim, declaration(s) of readiness to proceed, pleading(s), petition(s) or other request(s) for action by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, unless document(s) are filed by a licensed attorney, who has assumed applicant's representation.
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