Felix Aguilar, vs.

In this case, Felix Aguilar appealed to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to reconsider a decision made by a workers' compensation administrative law judge. The Labor Code and Appeals Board Rules require that the petition for reconsideration must set forth specifically and in full detail the grounds upon which the petitioner considers the decision to be unjust or unlawful, and must be verified upon oath. The Appeals Board found that the petition was skeletal and subject to dismissal, and dismissed the petition for reconsideration.

Felix Aguilar, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAFELIX AGUILAR,Applicant,vs.WAREHOUSE DISCOUNT CENTER; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND,Defendants.Case Nos. ADJ4843767 (MF)ADJ2796539 (LAO 0840098)ADJ4363495 (LAO 0840099)ADJ7155229(Oxnard District Office)OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION            We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the report of the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated in the WCJ’ s report, which we adopt and incorporate, we will dismiss the petition.            The Labor Code requires that:     The petition for reconsideration shall set forth specifically and in full detail the     grounds upon which the petitioner considers the final order, decision or award made     and filed by the appeals board or a workers’ compensation judge to be unjust or     unlawful, and every issue to be considered by the appeals board. The petition shall be     verified upon oath in the manner required for verified pleadings in courts of record     and shall contain a general statement of any evidence or other matters upon which the     applicant relies in support thereof.(Lab. Code,§ 5902.)            Moreover, the Appeals Board Rules provide in relevant part: (1) that “[e]very petition for reconsideration … shall fairly state all the material evidence relative to the point or points at issue [and] [e]ach contention contained in a petition for reconsideration … shall be separately stated and clearly set forth” (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10842); (2) that “a petition for reconsideration … may be denied or dismissed if it is unsupported by specific references to the record and to the principles of law involved” , (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10846); and (3) that “[w]here reconsideration is sought on the ground that findings are not supported by the evidence, the pe

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