ZANE v. FRIENDS HOSP., 566 Pa. 322 (2001)

781 A.2d 93

JERILYN ZANE, v. FRIENDS HOSPITAL, DR. JOHN DOE AND RONALD E. ANDERSON, PETITION OF: FRIENDS HOSPITAL.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District.
September 13, 2001.

No. 109 EAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of Superior Court.

ORDER
PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 13th day of September, 2001, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, limited to the following issues:

1. “Was the Superior Court’s remand improper since, under the coordinate jurisdiction rule, Judge Quinones Alejandro could not legally follow Judge Sheppard’s prior order compelling Friends Hospital to produce Ronald Anderson’s hospital records for an in camera inspection since production violates the confidentiality provision set forth in 50 P. S. § 7111
?”
2. “Was the Superior Court’s remand improper since, under the coordinate jurisdiction rule, Judge Quinones

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Alejandro could not legally follow Judge Sheppard’s prior order compelling Friends Hospital to produce Ronald Anderson’s hospital records for an in camera inspection since production violates the confidentiality provision set forth in 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5944?”