What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed
Petition for Reconsideration filed and dismissed as skeletal
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 for reconsideration failed to state grounds or cite the record with specificity, making it skeletal and subject to dismissal under Labor Code 5902 and WCAB Rules 10945 and 10972.
From the decision · page 2The Petition for Reconsideration filed herein fails to state grounds upon which reconsideration is sought or to cite with specificity to the record. Accordingly, it is subject to dismissal.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The petition for reconsideration failed to state grounds or cite the record with specificity.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This failure made the petition skeletal and subject to dismissal under Labor Code 5902 and WCAB Rules 10945 and 10972.
From the decision · page 2The Petition for Reconsideration filed herein fails to state grounds upon which reconsideration is sought or to cite with specificity to the record. Accordingly, it is subject to dismissal.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code 5902
The petition for reconsideration shall set forth specifically and in full detail the grounds upon which the petitioner considers the final order, decision or award to be unjust or unlawful, and every issue to be considered by the appeals board, verified upon oath, and contain a general statement of evidence or matters relied upon.
The petition failed to meet these requirements and was dismissed as skeletal.
From the decision · page 2The petition for reconsideration shall set forth specifically and in full detail the grounds upon which the petitioner considers the final order, decision or award made and filed by the appeals board or a workers' compensation judge to be unjust or unlawful, and every issue to be considered by the appeals board. The petition shall be verified upon oath in the manner required for verified pleadings in courts of record and shall contain a general statement of any evidence or other matters upon which the applicant relies in support thereof.
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, 10945
Every petition for reconsideration shall fairly state all the material evidence relative to the point or points at issue and each contention shall be separately stated and clearly set forth.
The petition failed to fairly state all material evidence and was dismissed.
From the decision · page 2Moreover, the Appeals Board Rules provide in relevant part: (1) that "[e]very petition for reconsideration... shall fairly state all the material evidence relative to the point or points at issue [and] [e]ach contention contained in a petition for reconsideration... shall be separately stated and clearly set forth" (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10842, now § 10945 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020) and (2) that "a petition for reconsideration... may be denied or dismissed if it is unsupported by specific references to the record and to the principles of law involved" (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10846, now § 10972 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020).
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, 10972
A petition for reconsideration may be denied or dismissed if unsupported by specific references to the record and to the principles of law involved.
The petition was dismissed for lack of specific references to the record and law.
From the decision · page 2Moreover, the Appeals Board Rules provide in relevant part: (1) that "[e]very petition for reconsideration... shall fairly state all the material evidence relative to the point or points at issue [and] [e]ach contention contained in a petition for reconsideration... shall be separately stated and clearly set forth" (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10842, now § 10945 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020) and (2) that "a petition for reconsideration... may be denied or dismissed if it is unsupported by specific references to the record and to the principles of law involved" (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, former § 10846, now § 10972 (eff. Jan. 1, 2020).
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