JESSE MAGALLON vs. SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Permissibly Self-Insured, Administered by ACCLAMATION INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., GEORGE L. MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CARE WEST INSURANCE, PEGASUS RISK AND ALPHA FUND

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Applicant Jesse Magallon's petition for reconsideration. The WCAB found the petition was invalid because it was not filed from a "final" order as required by law, but rather an interlocutory procedural or evidentiary decision. The WCAB also denied the petition for removal, as Applicant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm warranting this extraordinary remedy. Therefore, both the dismissal of reconsideration and denial of removal were affirmed based on the WCJ's report.