What the panel ordered
Petitions for Disqualification are DENIEDp. 4
Petitions for Disqualification of WCJ filed by applicant; WCJ issued Report and Recommendation recommending denial; Appeals Board reviewed petition, report, and record.
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 petition does not set forth facts, declared under penalty of perjury, that are sufficient to establish disqualification pursuant to Lab. Code, § 5311, WCAB Rule 10960, and Code of Civil Procedure section 641(f) and/or (g).
From the decision · page 3Here, as discussed in the WCJ’s report, the petition for disqualification does not set forth facts, declared under penalty of perjury, that are sufficient to establish disqualification pursuant to Lab. Code, § 5311, WCAB Rule 10960, and Code of Civil Procedure section 641(f) and/or (g).
Expressions of opinion by a judge in discharge of official duties are not evidence of bias or prejudice, and erroneous rulings form no ground for a charge of bias especially when subject to review.