Opinion
Van Nuys District Office
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
KATHERINE WILLIAMS DODD, COMMISSIONER
Reconsideration has been sought with regard to the decision filed on March 16, 2022.
Taking into account the statutory time constraints for acting on the petition, and based upon our initial review of the record, we believe reconsideration must be granted to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in this case. We believe that this action is necessary to give us a complete understanding of the record and to enable us to issue a just and reasoned decision. Reconsideration is therefore granted for this purpose and for such further proceedings as we may hereafter determine to be appropriate.
For the foregoing reasons,
IT IS ORDERED that Reconsideration is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pending the issuance of a Decision after Reconsideration in the above case, all further correspondence, objections, motions, requests and communications relating to the petition shall be filed only with the Office of the Commissioners of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board at either its street address (455 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102), or its e-mail address (WCABgrantforstudy@dir.ca.gov). It is within the discretion of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to determine whether any document submitted for filing is accepted for filing (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10615(c) [eff. January 1, 2022]).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all trial level documents not related to the petition are not subject to this order EXCEPT that given WCAB Rule 10961 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8 § 10961), when the parties file a stipulations with request for award or a compromise and release agreement in this case, all parties shall simultaneously notify the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of the filing at either its street address (455 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Floor, San Francisco CA 94102), or its e-mail address (WCABgrantforstudy@dir.ca. gov).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the party filing the petition decides to withdraw the petition for any reason, the party shall immediately notify the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of the withdrawal at either its street address (455 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102), or its e-mail address (WCABgrantforstudy@dir.ca. gov).
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD
I CONCUR CRAIG SNELLINGS, COMMISSIONER, MARGUERITE SWEENEY, COMMISSIONER
SERVICE MADE ON THE ABOVE DATE ON THE PERSONS LISTED BELOW AT THEIR ADDRESSES SHOWN ON THE CURRENT OFFICIAL ADDRESS RECORD.
PATRICIA CURTIS
LEWIS, MARENSTEIN, WICKE, SHERWIN & LEE
LAW OFFICES OF DANIEL J. DONAHUE