Rowen v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

POTTER, J.

Petitioner Kenneth H. Rowen, an attorney, seeks review and annulment of an en banc order of the respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) 1 adjudging him in contempt of the WCAB and ordering him to pay a fine of $500. Simply stated, petitioner contends that the finding of contempt should be annulled by this court as; (1) petitioner was denied a speedy determination of the contempt charge; (2) the WCAB committed procedural irregularities * during the contempt proceedings; and, (3) substantial evidence does not support the finding of contempt. 2

We do not believe…