Jimenez J

The WCAB, sitting en banc, issued a Notice of Intention to suspend the privilege of non-attorney hearing representative Javier Jimenez to appear before the Appeals Board or its WCJs for 180 days under Labor Code section 4907. The notice detailed a three-year pattern of sanctionable misconduct across seven cases in which Jimenez, acting as a Labor Code section 5700 agent for various lien claimants, proceeded to trial without necessary evidence, presented meritless arguments, made false statements of material fact, and impugned the integrity of WCJs. Multiple sanctions were imposed against Jimenez and his clients, several of which remained unpaid. The Board found good cause to suspend his privilege based on ongoing sanctionable conduct and willful disregard of WCAB orders, and gave Jimenez 20 days to show good cause why suspension should not be imposed or to request further hearing. Any imposed suspension would continue until full compliance with all outstanding sanction orders.