Legal Opinion
Hardwick v. Atkins
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 7, 2006No. A05A2221PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Chief Judge.
This case provides yet another example of the perils attendant pro se litigation. If the law is inexcusably unknown, it is not currently unknowable. Negotiating a procedural minefield is sometimes difficult for the seasoned practitioner; it is even more so for the layperson.
Bobby Hardwick, proceeding pro se, filed a wrongful death suit against Dr. Miriam Atkins, Augusta Oncology & Associates, and University Health Services, Inc. (collectively, “the defendants”) alleging that Atkins negligently caused the death of his wife by issuing a do not resuscitate order. The…
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