IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA
INTERNAL MEDICINE
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
ASSOCIATES OF JACKSONVILLE,
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
GARY A. DECKER, M.D., P.A., a
DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
Florida Corporation,
Petitioners,
CASE NO. 1D03-0666
v.
CHRIS B. RATHBURN, M.D.,
GARY A. DECKER, M.D., GEORGE
COMACHO, M.D. and JOY R.
GRIFFIN,
Respondents.
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Opinion filed August 29, 2003.
Petition for writ of certiorari--original jurisdiction.
Richard Margulies and Benjamin D. Sharkey of Akerman, Senterfitt, Jacksonville; and
Michael J. Dewberry, Charles R. Walker, Jr., of Hedrick, Dewberry, Regan & Durant,
P.A., Jacksonville, for petitioners.
John S. Mills and Rebecca Bowen Creed, of Mills & Carlin, Jacksonville, for
respondents.
WOLF, C.J.
We deny the petition for writ of certiorari because the trial court's orders
granting Dr. Chris Rathburn's motions to compel do not depart from the essential requirements of the law. See Transmark, USA, Inc. v. State, Department of Ins., 631
So. 2d 1112 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). We note that, while they are arguably unclear, our
reading of the trial court's orders allows petitioners to withhold for later in camera
review all accountant-client and attorney-client privileged materials relating to the
instant litigation.
LEWIS and POLSTON, JJ., CONCUR.