What the panel ordered
The petition for removal is dismissed as moot because the WCJ ordered the matter to proceed off calendar per defendant's request on June 23, 2026.p. 1
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order of continuance issued by the WCJ on June 1, 2026, which left discovery open.
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 removal is moot because the WCJ ordered the matter to proceed off calendar per defendant's request, making the petition unnecessary.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order of continuance issued on June 1, 2026, by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), which left discovery open. Defendant had requested the matter to proceed off calendar for further discovery. Thereafter, on June 23, 2026, the WCJ ordered the matter proceed off calendar per defendant’s request, and thus, defendant’s petition is now moot. In the future we encourage defendant to seek withdrawal of moot petitions. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition for removal.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ ordered the matter to proceed off calendar per defendant's request on June 23, 2026.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This order rendered the defendant's petition for removal moot, leading to its dismissal.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order of continuance issued on June 1, 2026, by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), which left discovery open. Defendant had requested the matter to proceed off calendar for further discovery. Thereafter, on June 23, 2026, the WCJ ordered the matter proceed off calendar per defendant’s request, and thus, defendant’s petition is now moot. In the future we encourage defendant to seek withdrawal of moot petitions. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition for removal.
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