DAVID GARCIA vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; Permissibly Self-Insured; administered by TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because the WCJ's decision on medical evidence disclosure was not a final order, as it did not determine substantive rights or threshold issues. Additionally, the Board denied the petition for removal, finding no evidence of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to the applicant, nor that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy later. Therefore, the Board concluded that interlocutory procedural orders are not subject to reconsideration or removal.