What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied. The matter will proceed to trial.
Defendant petitioned for removal of an order setting the matter for trial, arguing a prior dismissal order precluded trial. The WCAB reviewed the petition, answer, and WCJ report.
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.
Removal is an extraordinary remedy and is only granted if substantial prejudice or irreparable harm will result and reconsideration is not an adequate remedy. Defendant did not meet this burden.
From the decision · page 1We received an Answer from applicant. The WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Removal (Report) recommending that the Petition be denied. We have considered the allegations of the Petition, the Answer, and the contents of the Report. Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated below, we will deny removal. Removal is an extraordinary remedy rarely exercised by the Appeals Board. (Cortez v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 596, 599, fn. 5 [71 Cal.Comp.Cases 155]; Kleemann v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 274, 280, fn. 2 [70 Cal.Comp.Cases 133].) The Appeals Board will grant removal only if the petitioner shows that substantial prejudice or irreparable harm will result if removal is not granted. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10955(a); see also Cortez, supra; Kleemann, supra.) Also, the petitioner must demonstrate that reconsideration will not be an adequate remedy if a final decision adverse to the petitioner