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Brain Death - Injunction Cases
This page collects primary materials from court cases in which families challenged a brain death diagnosis and obtained extra time in the hospital even though they never proved or prevailed on the underlying claim.

Note that these are only cases where the dispute escalated to court. Most conflicts are resolved or become moot without a lawsuit. A subset of these are covered by the media as families exert pressure on the hospital or seek fundraising support.

M.A.P. (Pennsylvania)
In re MAP (Pa Super. 2023)
Casey Durham (Utah)
In re Casey Durham (2d Dist. Ct, Utah July 8, 2022) (PI)
In re Casey Durham (2d Dist. Ct, Utah June 23, 2022) (TRO)
Josh Francis O'Connor (Massachusetts)
McLean v New England Donor Services (D Mass June 28, 2022) Order
McLean v New England Donor Services (D Mass June 28, 2022) DEF Opp
 
Beverly Whitehead (New York)
Whitehead v. Buffalo General Hospital (Erie Cty Sup Ct, NY April 1, 2022) OSC
Sharon Lucy Frederick (New York)
Thomas v. Mohawk Valley Health System (NDNY Nov. 5, 2020)
Edit DocDelete Thomas v. Mohawk Valley Health System (NDNY Nov. 2, 2020) Opposition to TRO
Thomas v Mohawk Valley Health (NDNY 2020) App for TRO
Thomas v Mohawk Valley Health (NDNY 2020) Byrne Decl.
Thomas v Mohawk Valley Health (NDNY 2020) Coimbra Decl
Thomas v Mohawk Valley Health (NDNY 2020) New Beginnings letter
Thomas v Mohawk Valley Health (NDNY 2020) Antonelli letter to judge
Thomas v Mohawk Valley Health (NDNY 2020) Complaint
Thomas v. Mohawk Valley Hospital (NY Sup Cy Oct. 6, 2020) TRO
Nick Torres (Texas Court of Appeals)
Torres Deny Extension (Oct. 12, 2020)
Mandate to District Court (Oct. 9, 2020)
Appellate Opinion (Oct. 9, 2020)
Appellant Brief
Torres v. Texas Childrens (14th Tex App Oct 5 2020) stay order
Nick Torres (Harris County, Texas)
Torres Order Denying Extension (Oct. 12, 2020)
Torres TCH Letter (Oct. 12, 2020)
Torres PTF Request Extension (Oct. 12, 2020)
Torres - Joseph Varon Declaration (Oct. 12, 2020)
Torres TCH Opposition (Oct. 11, 2020)
Torres - Medical Examiner Letter (Oct. 9, 2020)
Torres - Dolan Declaration (Oct. 8, 2020)
Torres - Machado Declaration (Oct. 8, 2020)
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Oct 5, 2020) DEF proposed order
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Oct 5, 2020) Oppose extend TRO
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Oct 5, 2020) Proposed order extend TRO
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Oct 5, 2020) Petition extend TRO
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Oct 5, 2020) notice appeal
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Oct 2, 2020) Deny TRO
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Oct 2, 2020) Medical records
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Sept. 30, 2020) Hearing transcript
Torres v. Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Oct 2, 2020) DEF Opp TRO
Torres v Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Sept 30, 2020) Complaint
Torres v Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Sept 30, 2020) Declaration
Torres v Texas Childrens (Harris Cty Tex Sept 30, 2020) TRO
Titus Cromer (Michigan)
Lowry v. Beaumont Beaumont’s (ED MIch 01-02-20) Reply Brief In Support Motion to Dismiss
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Dec. 23, 2019) (Order)
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Dec. 20, 2019) (DEF oppose amendment)
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Dec. 18, 2019) (PTF oppose motion to dismiss)
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Dec. 9, 2019) (motion to amend)
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Nov 27, 2019) motion to dismiss
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Nov 15, 2019) Reply for PI
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Nov 14, 2019) Opposition to PI
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Nov 2019) Brief for PI
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Nov 11, 2019) Motion for PI
Lowry v Beaumont Health (ED Mich Nov. 8, 2019) (Complaint)
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Nov. 8 2019) (Byrne affidavit)
Lowry v. Beaumont Health (ED Mich Nov. 8 2019) (Bonfiglio affidavit)
Cromer v. Beaumont Health (Oakland County, Mich. Nov. 2019) (Order of dismissal)
 
Payton Summons (Texas)
Cook Children's Medical Center Petition for Writ (Tex App Oct. 16, 2018)
Issac Lopez (Kentucky)
In re Issac Lopez (Jefferson Circuit Ct, Ky. 2014) (Order)
In re Issac Lopez (Jefferson Circuit Ct, Ky. 2014) (Hospital brief)
In re Issac Lopez (Jefferson Circuit Ct, Ky. 2014) (Mother brief)
In re Issac Lopez (Jefferson Circuit Ct, Ky. 2014) (Guardian brief)
Other Cases
Medford v. UCLA (C.D. Cal. June 2020)
In re M (UK App Feb. 14, 2020)
In re AB (UK Family High Court Oct. 2019)
In re Anonymous (Philadelphia Orphans Court May 2018)
Ibrahim v SE Sydney Health District NSWSC June 2018
In re A (UK High Court Feb. 2015)
Alvarado v. New York City (NY Sup. 1989)
In re Bowman (Wash. 1980)
Cavagnaro v. Hanover Ins. (NJ Super. 1989)
Dority v. Sup. Ct. (Cal. 1983)
Gallups v. Cotter (Ala. 1988)
In re Long Island Jewish Med. (NY 1996)
Hernandez v. Abel (4th Cir 2010) (brief arguing UDDA preempted by EMTALA)