What the panel ordered
Petition for removal dismissed for untimeliness and failure to establish substantial prejudice or irreparable harm
Petition for removal from order setting matter for trial filed by applicant, denied by WCJ, now dismissed by WCAB for untimeliness
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 for removal was untimely filed beyond the 20-day deadline after service of the order, thus dismissal was proper.
From the decision · page 1Pursuant to WCAB Rule 10955, a petition for removal must be filed within 20 days after the service of the order or decision, or of the occurrence of the action in issue. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10955(a).) Here, the Petition for Removal was filed on July 28, 2025, however, the minutes were served on June 27, 2025. Including five days for mailing (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10605), the petition should have been filed on or before July 21, 2025. As the petition is untimely, the petition will be dismissed.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.