What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal dismissed as moot due to settlement approval by WCJ
Petition for Removal of the Minute Order issued by the WCJ on October 20, 2020
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 a settlement was reached and approved by the WCJ while the petition was pending.
From the decision · page 1The Appeals Board has been advised that, while this matter has been pending on removal, a proposed settlement has been reached and has already been approved by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Therefore, the Appeals Board will dismiss applicant's Petition for Removal as moot.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
A proposed settlement was reached and approved by the WCJ while the petition for removal was pending.