Medical Review Panel of Crabtree v. Vockroth

IpSOL GOTHARD, Judge.

The defendants appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their Motion to Extend the Life of a Medical Review Panel. For the following reasons, we reverse the decision of the trial court.

Plaintiff, Philip Crabtree, filed a medical malpractice claim against the defendants, and a medical review panel was convened for a twelve month period, ending on Sep*526tember 15, 2000. Thereafter, the trial court signed an Order to Extend the Life of the Medical Review Panel for an additional six months, until March 15, 2001.

On March 12, 2001, defendants filed a second Motion to…