PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL and FLORIDA BIRTH - RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION v. BASSAM ABIFARAJ and RAYYA ABIFARAJ, on Behalf of and as Parents and Natural Guardians of SAMER ABIFARAJ, a Deceased Minor; JOHN L. RINELLA, M.D., and RINELLA, HUDANICH, GREENBERG, RALPH & SIJIN, P.A.; JOAQUIN TARANCO, M.D., AND TARANCO & ASSOCIATES ANESTHESIOLOGY GROUP. P.A., d/b/a PLANTATION TAMARAC ANESTHESIA GROUP, P.A.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL and FLORIDA B I R T H - R E L A T E D NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOC., NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D04-0356 Appellants, v. BASSAM ABIFARAJ and RAYYA ABIFARAJ, on Behalf of and as Parents and Natural Guardians of SAMER ABIFARAJ, a Deceased Minor; JOHN L. RINELLA, M.D., and RINELLA, HUDANICH, GREENBERG, RALPH & SIJIN, P.A.; JOAQUIN TARANCO, M.D., AND TARANCO & ASSOCIATES ANESTHESIOLOGY GROUP, P.A., d/b/a PLANTATION TAMARAC ANESTHESIA GROUP, P.A., Appellees. ___________________________/ Opinion filed May 17, 2004. An appeal from the Division of Administrative Hearings. John W. Mauro and Hal Anderson of Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles & Mauro, Ft. Lauderdale, for appellant Plantation General Hospital; Wilbur E. Brewton and Kelly B. Plante of Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., Tallahassee; W. Douglas Moody of Myers & Fuller, Tallahassee, and Kenny Shipley, Tallahassee, for appellant Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association. Mayer Gattegno and Barbara Green, Coral Springs, for appellees Bassam and Rayya Abifaraj; Nancy W. Gregoire of Bunnell, Woulfe, Kirschbaum, Keller, McIntyre & Gregoire, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for appellees John L. Rinnella and Rinella, Hudanich, Greenbert, Ralph & Sijin, P.A.; Darlene Stosik, Esther E. Galicia and Liana Silsby of George, Hartz, Lundeen, Fulmer, et al, Ft. Lauderdale, for appellees Taranco and Taranco & Associates. PER CURIAM. Upon consideration of the parties responses to the Court s order of March 22, 2004, the Court has determined that this appeal is duplicative of the appeal in case number 1D03-4344. Accordingly, the appeal is hereby dismissed. In light of the dismissal, the appellees/cross-appellants, Bassam and Rayya Abifaraj s, motion to consolidate for all purposes, filed on February 19, 2004, is hereby denied as moot. BARFIELD, DAVIS and POLSTON, JJ., CONCUR. 2
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