Gonzalez, Rigoberto

Applicant Rigoberto Gonzalez sustained an industrial injury while employed by Team Infiniti, with claims administered by CorVel/Occusure Claims Services. The defendant filed a Petition for Removal challenging an interlocutory ruling by the WCJ at the Oxnard District Office. The Appeals Board, considering the petition alongside the WCJ's report, found that removal—an extraordinary remedy—was not warranted because the petitioner failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, or that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. The Board denied the Petition for Removal and noted that defendant could raise its request to obtain a rebuttal vocational report with the trial judge.