Doolittle v. Shumer

Petitioner, the plaintiff below, seeks a writ of certiorari to quash an indefinite order of abatement of her civil action against Respondents. In the action below, Petitioner seeks damages- from the Respondents for injuries she sustained as a result of a dog attack. Respondents, Julie Shumer and Frank Shumer, are the alleged owners of the dog that attacked Petitioner and her dog, resulting in the death of Petitioner’s dog. The third Respondent, Kenneth Samuel Savage, was employed by the Shumers to walk the dog.

Approximately six weeks after the Respondents filed their answer and several…