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PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL and Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Assoc., 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.
    No. 1D04-0356.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    May 17, 2004.
    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, Kirsehbaum, Keller, McIntyre & Gregoire, P.A., Ft. Lauder-dale, for appellees John L. Rinnella and Rinella, Hudanich, Greenbert, Ralph & Si-jin, P.A.; Darlene Stosik, Esther E. Gali-cia 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.