Heredia, Janice

Applicant Janice Heredia filed a petition for removal from a WCJ's November 5, 2025 order taking her case off calendar. She argued that she was suffering hardship and that her case should proceed to an expedited hearing despite the fact that her claim was currently denied. The WCAB panel found that applicant had not obtained a medical opinion establishing industrial causation under Labor Code section 3208.3, and that defendant had a due process right to complete discovery on the issue of injury before trial. The Board held that applicant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision later issued. The petition for removal was denied.