What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board approved the stipulation to withdraw all petitions related to attorney fee disputes and dismissed all petitions for removal and/or disqualification with prejudice; the order of consolidation was rescinded and matters returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
Petitions for removal and/or disqualification consolidated in multiple cases were removed to the Appeals Board en banc for study and resolution; parties stipulated to withdraw all petitions related to attorney fee disputes and requested dismissal with prejudice.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold November 14, 2024, October 21, 2024, October 21, 2024, September 4, 2024.
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 parties stipulated to withdraw all petitions related to attorney fee disputes and requested dismissal with prejudice, which the Appeals Board approved, resolving the petitions for removal and disqualification.