What the panel ordered
The petition for removal filed on February 19, 2026, is dismissed as moot due to pending settlement.p. 2
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on February 17, 2026, by the WCJ.
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 became moot due to the parties' joint request to proceed off calendar and pending settlement.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on February 17, 2026, by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Thereafter on April 9, 2026, the parties jointly requested to proceed off calendar and noted on the Minutes of Hearing that settlement was pending. Thus, the issue is now moot. In the future, defendant should promptly seek to withdraw moot petitions. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition for removal.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Parties jointly requested to proceed off calendar and noted settlement was pending on April 9, 2026.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This made the petition for removal moot.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on February 17, 2026, by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Thereafter on April 9, 2026, the parties jointly requested to proceed off calendar and noted on the Minutes of Hearing that settlement was pending. Thus, the issue is now moot. In the future, defendant should promptly seek to withdraw moot petitions. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition for removal.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
petition for removal
The petition for removal was dismissed as moot due to settlement pending.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on February 17, 2026, by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Thereafter on April 9, 2026, the parties jointly requested to proceed off calendar and noted on the Minutes of Hearing that settlement was pending. Thus, the issue is now moot. In the future, defendant should promptly seek to withdraw moot petitions. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition for removal.
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