Legal Opinion
Melody v. State Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 25, 1998No. 97-3297PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Melody, a minor detained in HRS custody for several years. Her full name or other identifying information is being withheld. Having sued HRS over her treatment for several years, she is challenging an order which, inter alia, requires her to sign a release authorizing counsel for HRS to discuss Melody and her mental health treatment while in the care of various mental health providers, and authorizes those providers to voluntarily discuss the issues of the case and their testimony .without her counsel present.
Melody’s third amended complaint…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Manor Care of Dunedin, Inc. v. KeiserDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- ALACHUA GENERAL HOSP. INC. v. StewartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Public Health Trust v. FranklinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
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