Vern Millard vs. California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation, Legally Uninsured; Adjusted By State Compensation Insurance Fund

In this case, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was found to be legally uninsured and was adjusted by the State Compensation Insurance Fund. The Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed as skeletal due to its failure to state grounds upon which reconsideration was sought or to cite with specificity to the record.

California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation, Legally Uninsured; adjusted by State Compensation Insurance Fund Vern Millard WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAVERN MILLARD, Applicant,vs.CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, Legally Uninsured; adjusted by STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Defendants.Case No. ADJ9212812 (Sacramento 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, the petition is skeletal and subject to dismissal.            We note that on March 14, 2018, applicant’s attorney filed a Request for Withdrawal of Petition for Reconsideration without Prejudice due to a potential settlement and requesting the matter be returned to the trial level. However, the request and the attached verification and proof of service were all unsigned. Rather than prolong our jurisdiction in this case while we request that applicant’s attorney refile his request, we are dismissing the petition as skeletal for the reasons stated below.            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, emphasis added.)            Moreover, the Appeals Board Rules provide in relevant part: (1) that “every petition for reconsideration … shall fairl

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