Limbaugh v. State

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FOURTH DISTRICT JULY TERM 2004

RUSH LIMBAUGH,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.
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CASE NO. 4D03-4973
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D o §§ 395.3025(4) and 456.057(5)(a)
bar
the State
from obtaining a se a r c h
warrant to seize and inspect a patient’s
the
medical
records without providin g
patient notice and a prior hearing
to
oppose the seizure and inspection?

FARMER, C.J, TAYLOR and MAY , JJ . , concur .

FINAL UPON RELEASE; NO FURTHER MOT IONS
WILL BE ENTERTAINED.

Opinion filed November 17, 2004

Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court
for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach
County; Jeffrey A. Winikoff, Judge; L.T. Case
No. 502003CA013316XXOCAN.

Roy Black, Jackie Perczek and Christine Ng of
Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A.,
Miami, for petitioner.

Barry Krischer, State Attorney for the Fifteenth
Circuit, and James L. Martz, Assistant State
Attorney, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Jon May of May & Cohen, P.A., Fort
Lauderdale, Randall C. Marshall of ACLU
Foundation of Florida, Inc., Miami, Professor
Michael Masinter, Nova Southeastern University,
Fort Lauderdale, and Robert C. Buschel of
Buschel, Carter, Schwartzreich & Yate s , Fo r t
Lauderdale , Amicus Curiae American Civil
Liberties Union of Florida, Inc.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING, MOTION FOR
REHEARING EN BANC , AND CERTIFICATION

PER CURIAM.

We deny all rehearing but certify the following
question to the Supreme Court: