Case Name: Todd E. COPELAND, as Guardian Ad Litem for Elijah Thread, et al., Appellant/Petitioner(s), v. LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., et al., Appellee/Respondent(s).
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2018-12-17
Citations: 259 So. 3d 828
Docket Number: CASE NO.: 2D18-4240
Parties: Todd E. COPELAND, as Guardian Ad Litem for Elijah Thread, et al., Appellant/Petitioner(s),
v.
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., et al., Appellee/Respondent(s).
Judges: CASANUEVA, KELLY, and SLEET, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 259
Pages: 828–828

Head Matter:
Todd E. COPELAND, as Guardian Ad Litem for Elijah Thread, et al., Appellant/Petitioner(s),
v.
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., et al., Appellee/Respondent(s).
CASE NO.: 2D18-4240
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
December 17, 2018
BY ORDER OF THE COURT:

Opinion:
Petitioner's petition for a writ prohibiting Judge Andrea Teves Smith from presiding further in circuit court case number 2014-CA-04475 is granted as the petitioner's motion to disqualify the judge filed in the circuit court is deemed legally sufficient. Accordingly, the chief judge shall immediately appoint a successor judge pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215(b)(4).
The stay imposed by this court's October 29, 2018, order is lifted
CASANUEVA, KELLY, and SLEET, JJ., Concur.