What the panel ordered
Denied defendant's petition for removal from the WCJ's order rescinding dismissal and setting further proceedings.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the WCJ's order rescinding dismissal of applicant's claim; WCJ recommended granting removal and treating petition for reconsideration as a petition to reopen; WCAB reviewed and decided on removal petition.
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.
Applicant filed the petition for reconsideration within the extended time allowed for service outside California, making it timely; defendant failed to show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm from denial of removal.
From the decision · page 3(Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10605(a).) Here, the April 7, 2025 order dismissing applicant's claim was served upon a party in
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant filed petition for reconsideration on day 29 after order dismissal was served in Kentucky, within the 30-day extended period allowed for service outside California.