Smith v. Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc.

THOMPSON, FORD L. (Ret.), Associate Judge.

Smith, the plaintiff below, filed a petition for writ of certiorari requesting that this court quash the lower court’s order that a nonparty witness be allowed to attend the deposition of one of the defendants. We deny certiorari.

In August of 1987, Smith was admitted to Baptist Medical Center to undergo medical treatment. She later filed a medical negligence action against Dr. David T. Murray for failing to diagnose a circulation problem which resulted in an allegedly needless amputation of her leg. Dr. Kenneth Parks, a resident physician-in-training,…