[Ohioan from Florida]

Thanks for the good news. I can't wait to find out who the different judges are involved in this.

BTW, can you find out which document on zimp.org has the cremation order from Michael? It needs to be something that is either a court document or SP local area newspaper.

[lonevoice]

Just got this form email from Senator Byrd:

-----Original Message-----
From: Speaker Byrd [mailto:speakerbyrd@myfloridahouse.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:10 PM
Subject: Update on Terri s Law

Dear Concerned Citizen:

As you may know, the Florida House recently led the fight to help save Terri Schiavo’s life from being cut short by court-ordered dehydration and starvation.

We passed legislation, known as “Terri’s Law” to allow the Governor to issue a stay on court-ordered starvation and dehydration deaths under certain circumstances.

Like many Floridians, I believe the process failed to protect Terri Schiavo and her family. Our action helps to restore a piece of what has been taken from her family.

Unfortunately, Terri’s husband, Michael, has continued to pursue legal avenues to end Terri’s life. Terri’s case is again in courts, and the Florida House has filed a friend of the court brief defending the constitutionality of “Terri’s Law.”

I have attached the House brief for your information. Please take a minute to read our defense of “Terri’s Law”. At the following web link:

http://www.myfloridahouse.com/files/brief/index.htm

Thank your for your continued interest in this matter.

Very truly yours,
Johnnie Byrd
Speaker

[nicmarlo]

I've been looking and looking but the only thing I can find is on NewsMax, and prolife sites, who are quoting NewsMax. But I did find this, dated August 2003, so it's clear that cremation plans were already in the works by MS (and I'm not finding any legal docs concerning this on the terri.org site, either).

United States District Court
Middle District of Florida
Tampa Division
Civil Action No.: 8:03-CV-1860-T-26-TGW

ROBERT SCHINDLER and MARY
SCHINDLER, as parents
and next friends of Theresa Marie
Schindler Schiavo, an
incompetent ward,

				Plaintiffs,

v.


MICHAEL SCHIAVO, individually
and in his capacity as Guardian
of the person of THERESA MARIE
SCHINDLER SCHIAVO,
an incompetent ward; HOSPICE
OF THE FLORIDA SUN
COAST, INC., and MORTON PLANT
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

			Defendants.
---------------------------------------------------x

                          VERIFIED AMENDED COMPLAINT 
                          __________________________

* * * D. Prohibiting Defendant Schiavo from ordering the cremation of the body of Theresa Marie Schiavo, should she die;

------------------

The motion for cremation is most likely in the PROBATE case (not the above-captioned civil case), which I cannot access on the free account to the Pinellas County Courthouse public records site.

[nicmarlo]

Sorry, here's the link to what I just posted: VERIFIED AMENDED COMPLAINT

You need to scroll about 1/4 the way day to get to that document.