Julio Cifuentes — ADJ17467673

Defendant House of Stainless Steel and its carrier Palomar Specialty Insurance (administered by Omaha National Underwriters) filed a petition for removal challenging the WCJ's May 26, 2026 order setting the matter for trial, arguing that discovery was not yet complete. The Appeals Board considered the petition and the WCJ's Report and Recommendation, which recommended denial. The Board reiterated that removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm and that reconsideration would not be an adequate remedy. Finding that defendant failed to make such a showing, and noting that the parties can raise the issue of further development of the record at trial, the Board denied removal.