Fair Havens Center, LLC v. Estate of Dumitru Nicula
In a nursing home negligence/resident's rights suit, the trial court compelled production of the facility's financial worth documents (cost reports, revenue/expense statements, balance sheets, staffing and nursing-cost data) on the assumption they were public record. The Third District granted certiorari and quashed, holding the court departed from the essential requirements of law by failing to determine relevance to the issues framed by the pleadings, failing to take steps to protect the information, and failing to make findings explaining its ruling.
Key facts
- Fair Havens Center, LLC (nursing home) sought certiorari review after trial court compelled production of facility financial documents including cost reports, revenue/expense statements, balance sheets, and staffing data in a negligence and resident's rights suit brought by Estate of Dumitru Nicula.
- Trial court assumed the financial documents were public record and ordered production without determining relevance to the pleaded claims, without protecting the information, and without making findings supporting its ruling.
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