Bailey v. Miami Dade County

Petitioner, Helen Bailey, as personal representative of the Estate of Samuel Bailey (hereafter “Plaintiff’) petitions for a writ of certiorari and requests this court to quash a trial court order which allows Miami-Dade County (hereafter “Defendant”) to depose Dr. Ali Raja, Plaintiffs retained, non-testifying expert. We conclude that the trial court order departed from the essential requirements of law, grant the petition for writ of certiorari, and quash the order allowing Defendant to depose Dr. Raja.

Plaintiffs husband (“Decedent”) suffered a cardiac event on a cruise ship and was…