Mortimer & Wallace, Inc.; Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund; State National Insurance Company, Inc.; State Compensation Insurance Fund; Insurance Company of the West, ICW Group Insurance Companies Cris Aranda WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIA CRIS ARANDA, Applicant, vs.MORTIMER & WALLACE, INC.; UNINSURED EMPLOYERS BENEFITS TRUST FUND; STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.;STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND; INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST, ICW GROUP INSURANCE COMPANIES, Defendants. Case No. ADJ9687683 OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION Defendant Mortimer & Wallace, Inc. (defendant) seeks reconsideration of the “Order Allowing Reimbursement of Costs Expended by Applicant’sCounsel per Labor Code §5710” issued on March 24, 2015 (Order) by a workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) wherein defendant was ordered to reimburse applicant’s counsel for costs of applicant’s deposition in the amount of $1,548.00. Defendant contends that the issue of deposition costs should have been deferred in this matter because of fraudulent statements and omissionsmade by applicant during the deposition at issue. We received an Answer from applicant. We did not receive a Report and Recommendation from the WCJ. We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the Answer. Based on our review of the record, we will grantreconsideration, rescind the WCJ’s Order, and return this matter to the WCJ for further proceedings and decision. On March 23, 2015, applicant served defendant by U.S. Mail a “Petition and Request for Reimbursement of Costs Expended by Applicant’s Counsel Per Labor Code §5710” (Petition and Request). On the same date, the WCJ issued the Order which granted that Petition and awarded to , applicant, against defendant, $1,548.00 in costs. On March 27, 2015, defendant receive
