A petition to set aside an order approving compromise and release is, in effect, a petition to reopen. It requires a showing of good cause.REST A CASE: To advise the court that the attorney has presented all the evidence he or she intends to offer in the proceeding. REVERSE: To set aside or revoke. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has jurisdiction to set aside a compromise and release for good cause within five years from the date of injury. A district court retains continuing jurisdiction to enforce its judgments, including those obtained through consent decrees. • Identify if the setaside is paid out as a lump sum or an annuity. • directs that the petitioner's counsel deposit proceeds payable. In the alternative, defendant requests that the Petition be treated as a Petition to Set Aside the. Agreements ("Motion to Set Aside").