Mederos, Gerardo

Cost petitioner Supreme Copy Service filed a Petition for Determination of Medical-Legal Expense Dispute for copy services rendered in 2013-2014. At lien trial on April 30, 2025, the WCJ found Supreme Copy's Notice of Representation defective under CCR section 10401(c)(1)(C) and (D), ruled its non-attorney representative had no standing to appear, took the lien trial off calendar, and authorized defendant to seek fees and costs. The Board dismissed the petition as it sought reconsideration (the order was interlocutory, not final), but granted removal. The Board held that the March 5, 2025 Notice of Change of Representation complied with Rule 10401(c)(2) as an individual non-attorney representative, found no statutory basis for the WCJ's employment requirement, and rejected the 'no standing' conclusion citing Labor Code section 5700. The April 30, 2025 Order was rescinded and the matter returned to the trial level for further proceedings, with a recommendation to set the matter for lien trial.