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Facts

• The Worker filed an appeal against the Workers’ Compensation Judge's (WCJ) decisions which included granting the Employer/Insurer's motion to stay proceedings and denying the Worker's motion for reconsideration, leading to the administrative closure of the case.

Procedural History

• Workers’ Compensation Administration, Rachel A. Bayless, Workers’ Compensation Judge: Granted Employer/Insurer’s motion to stay proceedings and denied Worker’s motion for reconsideration, administratively closing the case.

Parties' Submissions

• Worker-Appellant: Argued against the WCJ's decisions to stay proceedings and to administratively close the case.
• Employer/Insurer/Third-Party Administrator-Appellees: Successfully moved for the proceedings to be stayed and opposed the Worker's motion for reconsideration, leading to the administrative closure of the case.

Legal Issues

• Whether the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s order granting Employer/Insurer’s motion to stay proceedings and order denying Worker’s motion for reconsideration, thereby administratively closing the case, was appropriate.

Disposition

• The appeal was dismissed to allow the Workers’ Compensation Judge to rule on the Worker's motion for clarification and to address whether the case is administratively closed.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, led by Judge Linda M. Vanzi and concurred by Judges J. Miles Hanisee and Jacqueline R. Medina, decided to dismiss the appeal. The dismissal was based on the lack of finality in the appeal, as indicated in the Court's notice of proposed disposition. The Worker filed a memorandum in support of the Court's proposed summary disposition, requesting dismissal to enable the WCJ to make a ruling on her motion for clarification and to determine the administrative status of the case (para 1).