BUSH v. SCHIAVO

No. 2D03-5783.

866 So.2d 136 (2004)

Jeb BUSH, Governor of the State of Florida, Petitioner, v. Michael SCHIAVO, as Guardian of the person of Theresa Marie Schiavo, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth L. Connor of Wilkes & McHugh, P.A., Tampa, for Petitioner.

George J. Felos of Felos & Felos, P.A., Dunedin; Randall C. Marshall of American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami; and Thomas J. Perrelli, Robert M. Portman, and Nicole G. Berner of Jenner & Block, LLC, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


WALLACE, Judge.

Petitioner, Jeb Bush, Governor of the State of Florida, petitions for a writ of certiorari quashing a protective order entered at the request of Respondent, Michael Schiavo, as guardian of the person of Theresa Marie Schiavo, his wife. The protective order prohibited the Governor from taking the depositions of seven witnesses. We conclude that the order departs from the essential requirements of the law because Mr. Schiavo failed to demonstrate good...

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