What the panel ordered
Petition for removal granted; September 9, 2025 Findings and Order rescinded; new Findings of Fact and Order substituted denying defendant's petition to quash the deposition of the adjuster; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings.
Petition for removal from the Findings and Order issued on September 9, 2025, by the WCJ, which had quashed the deposition subpoena of the claims adjuster, was filed by applicant.
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 quashing the deposition subpoena violated applicant's due process rights, causing irreparable harm and substantial prejudice, thus justifying removal. The Board rescinded the prior order and denied the petition to quash the deposition.
From the decision · page 1Applicant has filed a petition for removal from the Findings and Order issued on September 9, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), wherein the WCJ found that applicant did not present good cause to take the deposition of the claims adjuster and granted defendant's petition to quash the deposition subpoena.1