Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code 5902
The petition for reconsideration shall set forth specifically and in full detail the grounds upon which the petitioner considers the final order, decision or award to be unjust or unlawful, and every issue to be considered by the appeals board, verified upon oath, and contain a general statement of evidence or matters relied upon.
The petition failed to meet these requirements and was dismissed as skeletal.
From the decision · page 2The petition for reconsideration shall set forth specifically and in full detail
the grounds upon which the petitioner considers the final order, decision or
award made and filed by the appeals board or a workers' compensation
judge to be unjust or unlawful, and every issue to be considered by the
appeals board. The petition shall be verified upon oath in the manner
required for verified pleadings in courts of record and shall contain a general
statement of any evidence or other matters upon which the applicant relies
in support thereof.
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, 10945
Every petition for reconsideration shall fairly state all the material evidence relative to the point or points at issue and each contention shall be separately stated and clearly set forth.
The petition failed to fairly state all material evidence and was dismissed.
From the decision · page 2Moreover, the Appeals Board Rules provide in relevant part: (1) that "[e]very petition for
reconsideration... shall fairly state all the material evidence relative to the point or points at issue
[and] [e]ach contention contained in a petition for reconsideration... shall be separately stated and
clearly set forth" (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10842, now § 10945 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020) and (2)
that "a petition for reconsideration... may be denied or dismissed if it is unsupported by specific
references to the record and to the principles of law involved" (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10846, now § 10972 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020).
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, 10972
A petition for reconsideration may be denied or dismissed if unsupported by specific references to the record and to the principles of law involved.
The petition was dismissed for lack of specific references to the record and law.
From the decision · page 2Moreover, the Appeals Board Rules provide in relevant part: (1) that "[e]very petition for
reconsideration... shall fairly state all the material evidence relative to the point or points at issue
[and] [e]ach contention contained in a petition for reconsideration... shall be separately stated and
clearly set forth" (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10842, now § 10945 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020) and (2)
that "a petition for reconsideration... may be denied or dismissed if it is unsupported by specific
references to the record and to the principles of law involved" (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10846, now § 10972 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020).