What the panel ordered
Joint Order of Dismissal of July 31, 2024 rescinded; case returned to trial level for further proceedings
Petition for Reconsideration of Joint Order of Dismissal granted; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold July 22, 2024.
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 WCAB found the dismissal order lacked a sufficient record and due process, granting reconsideration and returning the matter for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 9Since the WCJ did not hold a hearing or admit any evidence into the record on the issue of dismissal of applicant's cases, we do not have a sufficient record to consider the issue in the first instance. Moreover, as a matter of due process, applicant is entitled to a hearing.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant timely objected to the Notice of Intention to Dismiss and other procedural objections.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This showed the applicant's active participation and objection to dismissal, favoring reconsideration.
From the decision · page 7Turning to the facts, the record indicates that the applicant timely filed an objection to the NIT to Dismiss his cases, as well as listing numerous other objections, including having to appear at a trial on the scheduled date.
No hearing or evidence was held or admitted on the dismissal issue, resulting in insufficient record.
Favours Applicant prevailed
Lack of hearing and evidence meant the dismissal order lacked a sufficient record and due process, favoring reconsideration.
From the decision · page 9Since the WCJ did not hold a hearing or admit any evidence into the record on the issue of dismissal of applicant's cases, we do not have a sufficient record to consider the issue in the first instance. Moreover, as a matter of due process, applicant is entitled to a hearing.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code section 5909
Labor Code section 5909
Requires the Appeals Board to act on a petition for reconsideration within 60 days of transmission of the case to the Appeals Board.
From the decision · page 5Former Labor Code section 5909 provided that a petition for reconsideration was deemed denied unless the Appeals Board acted on the petition within 60 days from the date of filing. (Lab. Code, § 5909.) Effective July 2, 2024, Labor Code section 5909 was amended to state in relevant part that:
WCAB Rule 10832
WCAB Rule 10832
Governs notice of intention and orders after notice of intention, including sustaining objections or setting matters for hearing.
From the decision · page 7WCAB Rule 10832, which governs notice of intention and orders after notice of intention states, in pertinent part:
What proof carried it
The evidence the panel weighed, by kind.
Applicant timely objected to the Notice of Intention to Dismiss and other procedural objections.
From the decision · page 7Turning to the facts, the record indicates that the applicant timely filed an objection to the NIT to Dismiss his cases, as well as listing numerous other objections, including having to appear at a trial on the scheduled date.
No hearing or evidence was held or admitted on the dismissal issue, resulting in insufficient record.
From the decision · page 9Since the WCJ did not hold a hearing or admit any evidence into the record on the issue of dismissal of applicant's cases, we do not have a sufficient record to consider the issue in the first instance. Moreover, as a matter of due process, applicant is entitled to a hearing.
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