Legal Opinion
In Re David Stuart Fink, M.D., David Stuart Fink, M.D., P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 30, 1989No. 89-5454PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
By this petition for a writ of mandamus, see 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the petitioners seek review of an order of the district court compelling production in this diversity medical malpractice suit. The discovery sought the names and addresses of those patients of the defendant-petitioner, Dr. David Fink, who had undergone a specified surgical procedure during the twelve months prior to the plaintiff-respondent’s surgery.
Mandamus is not a substitute for appeal; it is available only in exceptional cases, where there is a “clear abuse of discretion or ‘usurpation of judicial power.’ ”…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. HollandSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Somer v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- In re Burlington Northern, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- In Re Margarito ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Argonaut Ins. Co. v. PeraltaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- In re: Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Carpenter v. Mohawk Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- In Re Tom C. Cooper And, Associates Financial Services Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- In Re Vicki Lopez-Lukis, Sylvester LukisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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