Case Title: Speidel v. St. Francis Hospital, Inc. et al.

Citation: 

Docket Number: 455, 2002

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2002-08-12T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
FRANCIS X. SPEIDEL, M.D, and 
DOREEN E. SPEIDEL, 
 
Plaintiffs Below- 
Appellants, 
 
v. 
 
ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, INC. and 
CATHOLIC HEALTH 
INITIATIVES-EASTERN, 
 
Defendants Below- 
Appellees. 
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§  No. 455, 2002 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  C.A. No. 98C-05-227 
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Submitted: August 6, 2002 
  Decided: August 12, 2002 
 
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, and HOLLAND, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 12th day of August 2002, it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
The plaintiffs below, Dr. Francis Speidel and his wife Doreen, have 
petitioned this Court, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 42, to appeal from an 
interlocutory order of the Superior Court decided January 20, 2002 and reissued 
July 11, 2002.  The Superior Court’s ruling denied both the plaintiffs’ “Motion 
to Enforce Settlement Agreement, for Sanctions and for Damages” as well as the 
defendant’s “Motion for Judicial Intervention in Case Sent to Stipulated 
Arbitration and for Costs.” 
 
 
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(2) 
On July 31, 2002, the Superior Court denied the plaintiffs’ 
application to certify an interlocutory appeal to this Court. 
(3) 
Applications for interlocutory review are addressed to the sound 
discretion of this Court and are granted only in extraordinary cases. 
(4) 
In the exercise of its discretion, this Court has concluded that the 
application for interlocutory review does not meet the requirements of Supreme 
Court Rule 42(b) and should be refused. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the within 
interlocutory appeal is REFUSED.   
BY THE COURT: 
 
   s/Joseph T. Walsh  
           Justice