What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal dismissed as moot
Petition for Removal filed by defendant seeking removal of original venue order
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 original venue order was amended, providing an alternate basis for venue that was not challenged.
From the decision · page 1We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Removal and the contents of the report of the workers' compensation administrative law judge ("WCJ") with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated below, we will dismiss the petition as moot because it seeks review of an order which was subsequently amended.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The original venue order was amended to correct the county of applicant's residence but still found venue proper at Marina Del Rey based on injury location.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This amendment rendered the petition for removal moot as the alternate basis for venue was not challenged.
From the decision · page 1Subsequently, on March 9, 2022, the WCJ issued an Amended Joint Order Denying Petition for Change of Venue ("Amended Order"), noting that the initial order had erroneously misstated the county in which applicant resided, but finding venue in the Marina Del Rey office still proper because the injury occurred in Los Angeles County, another basis for venue pursuant to section 5501.5.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code section 5501.5
Labor Code section 5501.5
Venue proper at Marina Del Rey District Office because injury occurred in Los Angeles County, an alternate basis for venue.
From the decision · page 1On February 24, 2022, the WCJ issued a Joint Order Denying Petition for Change of Venue ("Original Order"), indicating that venue was proper at the Marina Del Rey District Office in both cases pursuant to Labor Code section 5501.51 because of applicant's alleged residence in Los Angeles County.
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