Legal Opinion

Giacalone v. Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 1, 2009No. 2D08-4807PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Judge.

Andrew Giacalone petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to quash the circuit court’s order denying his motion to compel responses to discovery requests propounded to Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc. 1 We hold that the circuit court’s order departed from the essential requirements of the law, causing material injury to Mr. Giacalone for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, we grant the petition and quash the circuit court’s order.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 13, 2006, Mr. Giacalone was admitted to the Hospital on an emergency…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. F. L. Stitt Co., a Corp. v. PowellSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  2. McGill v. CockrellSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
  3. Ameritrust Ins. v. O'Donnell LandscapesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  4. Payne v. Humana Hosp. Orange ParkDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  5. Bush v. SchiavoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  4. Zimmerman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
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