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Medina, Gregory

GREGORY MEDINA, Applicant vs. GARVEY SCHOOL DISTRICT; Permissibly self-insured; administered by SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ13323965
Decision date
Feb 10, 2026
District office
Los Angeles
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Commissioners
PATRICIA A. GARCIA, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, JOSÉ H. RAZO, COMMISSIONER

Injury / body parts: psyche (stress/psychological complaints), COVID-19

LC §5313CCR §10620CCR §10670CCR §10759

Summary

Lien claimant Premier Psychological Services sought reconsideration of a May 16, 2022 Findings and Order in which the WCJ found applicant did not sustain an industrial psychiatric/COVID-19 injury, found the lien services not reasonable and necessary, and ordered the lien claimant take nothing. The WCJ had excluded the lien claimant's exhibits for failure to file them at least 20 days before trial per WCAB Rules 10620, 10759, and 10670. The lien claimant argued it was never served with the March 7, 2022 Minutes of Hearing that set the trial and imposed the 20-day filing deadline. The Appeals Board confirmed that EAMS did not reflect service of the minutes on the lien claimant. Citing due process, equity, and the policy favoring hearings on the merits, the Board rescinded the F&O and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings.

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