Brandon Bailey — ADJ18572604

Defendant County of Placer, permissibly self-insured and administered by Athens Administrators, filed a timely petition for removal challenging the WCJ's Minutes of Hearing and Summary of Evidence issued March 25, 2026, which disallowed admission of multiple exhibits. Defendant argued the ruling violated its due process right to submit evidence. The Appeals Board denied removal, holding that removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm and that reconsideration would not be an adequate remedy. Because the parties remained in the midst of trial with continuing opportunity to create a record, and defendant could raise the issue on reconsideration if aggrieved by a final decision, no such showing was made. The Board made no judgment on whether the excluded evidence should ultimately be admitted.