What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed; Petition for Removal granted; June 19, 2024 Order denying change of venue rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings.
Applicant sought removal or reconsideration of the June 19, 2024 Order denying her Petition for Change of Venue.
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 demonstrated good cause for change of venue due to full-time residence in Los Angeles County, hardship of travel to Fresno, and location of attorney and treaters; denial of removal would cause substantial prejudice or irreparable harm; reconsideration was inadequate remedy.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks removal, or in the alternative, reconsideration, of the June 19, 2024 Order wherein the presiding workers' compensation administrative law judge (PWCJ) denied applicant's Petition for Change of Venue.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.