What the panel ordered
Petition granted; December 20, 2023 Order rescinded; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings and decisionp. 5
Applicant petition for removal or reconsideration of WCJ Order taking matter off calendar; WCJ recommended denial; Appeals Board granted petition and returned matter for further proceedings
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.
Order taking matter off calendar is interlocutory procedural decision; removal standard applies; WCJ failed to create adequate evidentiary record under Lab. Code § 5313 and Hamilton
From the decision · page 5IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, as the Decision After Removal/Reconsideration of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, that the Order of December 20, 2023 is RESCINDED and that the matter is RETURNED to the trial level for further proceedings and decision by the WCJ.