V.S.H. ex rel. Hudson v. Hellinger

COBB, Judge.

The petitioners, plaintiffs below in a medical malpractice action, seek certiorari review of a discovery order entered by the trial judge. We grant the petition and quash the order, which clearly contravenes the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

The defendant Murphy filed a motion seeking a court order requiring the minor plaintiff to submit to a physical examination by his selected medical expert, one Dr. Cullen, without compliance with the requirement of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.360(b) that a report of such examination be furnished to said examined plaintiff upon his…