What the panel ordered
The petition for removal was dismissed as moot because the relief sought by the defendant had already occurred.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from a Joint Order Vacating issued by the WCJ, which was resolved amicably after the applicant amended the pleadings.
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 was dismissed as moot because the relief sought by the defendant had already occurred after the applicant amended the pleadings.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the "Joint Order Vacating Pursuant 8 Cal. Code of Regs. § 10955(d)" issued on December 9, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The WCJ rescinded a prior order denying defendant's petition for dismissal and ordered the parties to meet and confer on the issue.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant filed an amended application dismissing the original defendants and joining the correct employer.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This amendment resolved the issue that the defendant's petition for removal sought to address, making the petition moot.
From the decision · page 1After defendant filed its petition, applicant filed an amended application, which amended the pleadings in this matter to dismiss The Richard Nixon Foundation and Oak River Insurance Company and join the correct employer. It appears that the parties were able to meet and confer pursuant to the December 9, 2025 Joint Order Vacating, and resolve their issue amicably. As all of the relief sought by defendant has occurred, we will order that its petition for removal be dismissed as moot.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
8 Cal. Code of Regs. §10955(d)
8 Cal. Code of Regs. §10955(d)
The petition for removal was considered under this regulation.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the "Joint Order Vacating Pursuant 8 Cal. Code of Regs. § 10955(d)" issued on December 9, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The WCJ rescinded a prior order denying defendant's petition for dismissal and ordered the parties to meet and confer on the issue.
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