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Wiggan, Gail

GAIL WIGGAN, Applicant vs. LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, permissibly self-insured, administered by SEDGWICK CMS, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ10254909
Decision date
Oct 20, 2025
District office
Van Nuys
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Sedgwick CMS
Commissioners
KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, ANNE SCHMITZ, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, PATRICIA A. GARCIA, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
LC §5311LC §5903LC §5952LC §5313CCR §10960CCR §10955CCR §10430CCR §10761

Summary

Applicant Gail Wiggan filed multiple petitions including two petitions to disqualify the assigned WCJ for alleged bias and a petition for removal from a March 27, 2024 order compelling her attendance at a QME evaluation. The WCJ had since been reassigned for unrelated reasons, mooting the October 25, 2023 petition. The Board dismissed the May 14, 2024 disqualification petition because applicant failed to provide a substantive affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury or detail any grounds for disqualification under WCAB Rule 10960. The Board granted removal from the March 27, 2024 order because the WCJ issued the order without creating a record or explaining the need for the order, violating due process. As its Decision After Removal, the Board rescinded the order and returned the matter to the trial level to create a record, while admonishing applicant about potential vexatious litigant proceedings.

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