Lakeside Golf Club; Federal Insurance Company, Administered by Gallagher Bassett Moises Rivera Topete WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMOISES RIVERA TOPETE, Applicant,vs. LAKESIDE GOLF CLUB; FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Administered by GALLAGHER BASSETT, Defendants.Case No. ADJ11337895OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION Applicant seeks removal of the Findings and Order (F&O) issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on October 16. 2019. As relevant herein, the WCJ found Dr. Theodore Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME).1 The WCJ ordered that panel 2367055, in which Dr. Georgis was selected as the QME, was the proper panel, and that the examination with Dr. Georgis should proceed. Applicant contends that panel 2367055, the replacement panel, was improperly issued and should be rendered invalid. Defendant filed an answer. The WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (Report) recommending that we deny applicant’s petition. We have considered the allegations of the Petition, the answer, and the contents of the Report of the WCJ with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons discussed below, we will grant the Petition solely to amend the F&O to reflect the parties’ stipulation. We otherwise affirm the F&O.FACTUAL BACKGROUND The parties stipulated that applicant, while employed during the period between June 22,2011, 1 We note that applicant filed his petition in three workers’ compensation cases – ADJI 1491987. ADJ11337895. and ADJ11981006 However, the WCJ’s F&O was limited to ADJI 1491987 and ADJI 1337895. , and August 14, 2018, as a busboy, occupational group number 322, by Lakeside Golf Club (defendant), claims to have sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of employment to his head, neck, fingers, back, both knees, both shoulders, both feet, rib
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