Stephens v. Bay Medical Center

This is an appeal from an order dismissing for failure to prosecute one of two consolidated cases brought by the plaintiff for injuries allegedly resulting from medical malpractice by the defendants.1 Finding that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to find good cause for a lack of record activity, in that an appeal was pending in one of two consolidated cases, we reverse.

Plaintiff filed his initial complaint against Bay Medical Center (“Bay Medical”), Gulf Pines Hospital, and Dr. Webb in March, 1994. In November, 1994, Bay *298Medical filed a motion to stay the ease (circuit court…