JEANNE SAUNDERS AND GEORGE SAUNDERS, APPELLANTS,
v.
M. ASHLEY BUTLER, PH.D, AS GUARDIAN OF CLAUDINE B. O'CONNOR; RICHARD S. SCOLARO; MICHELE MULLARNEY; SCOLARO, SHULMAN, COHEN, FETTER & BERNSTEIN, P.C.; LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA, INC., AS EMERGENCY TEMPORARY GUARDIAN OF THOMAS F. O'CONNOR; AND ERNIE C. LISCH, AS GUARDIAN OF THE PROPERTY OF THOMAS F. O'CONNOR, APPELLEES
JEANNE SAUNDERS AND GEORGE SAUNDERS, APPELLANTS,
M. ASHLEY BUTLER, PH.D, AS GUARDIAN OF CLAUDINE B. O'CONNOR; RICHARD S. SCOLARO; MICHELE MULLARNEY; SCOLARO, SHULMAN, COHEN, FETTER & BERNSTEIN, P.C.; LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA, INC., AS EMERGENCY TEMPORARY GUARDIAN OF THOMAS F. O'CONNOR; AND ERNIE C. LISCH, AS GUARDIAN OF THE PROPERTY OF THOMAS F. O'CONNOR, APPELLEES
136 So. 3d 609
Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (2013)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 2 cases
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Because the named appellants in this appeal are now both deceased, this court withdraws its opinion dated February 13, 2013, and dismisses this appeal as moot.
DAVIS, C.J., and ALTENBERND and KELLY, JJ., concur.
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