In re GUARDIANSHIP OF Theresa Marie SCHIAVO, Incapacitated.
Robert Schindler and Mary Schindler, Appellants,
v.
Michael Schiavo, as Guardian of the person of Theresa Marie Schiavo, Appellee.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 6, 2003.
Rehearing Denied July 9, 2003.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Patricia Fields Anderson, St. Petersburg, for Appellants.
George J. Felos of Felos & Felos, P.A., Dunedin, for Appellee.
Jan G. Halisky, Clearwater, for Amicus Curiae Professionals for Excellence in Health Care, Inc.
Rita L. Marker, Steubenville, Ohio; and James S. Ganther, Tampa, for Amicus Curiae International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide.
Christopher A. Ferrara, Ramsey, New Jersey, for Amicus Curiae American Catholic Lawyers Association.
Max Lapertosa and Kenneth M. Walden, Chicago, Illinois; and George K. Rahdert of Rahdert, Steele, Bryan & Bole, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Amici Curiae Not Dead Yet, Adapt, American Association of People With Disabilities, Center for Self-Determination, Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University, The Reverend Rus Cooper-Dowda, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Half the Planet Foundation, Hospice Patients' Alliance, Dr. James Hall, National Council on Independent Living, National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered, Tash, World Association of Persons With Disabilities, and World Institute on Disability.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
ALTENBERND, Chief Judge.
Robert and Mary Schindler appeal the guardianship court's order denying their motion for relief from a judgment that ordered their daughter's guardian to withdraw life-prolonging procedures. We have carefully reviewed all aspects of the record on appeal. We conclude that the guardianship court complied with the instructions provided by this court in its last opinion. The guardianship court did not...
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