What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied by the Appeals Board panel.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the WCJ's order rescinding dismissal for lack of prosecution.
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 denied removal because the petitioner failed to show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied and that reconsideration would be inadequate.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the "Order Rescinding Order of Dismissal and Notice of Status Conference (Rule 10961)" issued on February 25, 2026, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), wherein the WCJ, in response to applicant's petition for reconsideration, rescinded an order dismissing applicant's case for lack of prosecution.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Petitioner failed to show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied.