What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed as moot due to timely rescission and amendment of original order by WCJ within 15-day period.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant after approval of compromise and release; WCJ rescinded original order and issued amended order within 15-day jurisdiction period; defendant filed requests to withdraw petition; WCJ transmitted case to Appeals Board with report; Appeals Board dismissed petition as moot.
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The WCJ timely rescinded and amended the original order within the 15-day jurisdiction period, rendering the petition moot and requiring dismissal by the Appeals Board.
From the decision · page 1On July 11, 2025, defendant timely filed a Petition for Reconsideration. On July 14, 2025, the WCJ rescinded the OACR and separately issued an amended OACR. On July 18, 2025, defendant filed a request to withdraw the Petition for Reconsideration. On July 29, 2025, defendant filed another request to withdraw the Petition for Reconsideration. On September 5, 2025, the WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation (Report), recommending that we grant reconsideration and transmitted the case to the Appeals Board. WCAB Rule 10961 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10961) provides that jurisdiction remains with the district office for 15 days after the timely filing of a petition for reconsideration and sets