Bulmer v. UnityPoint Health
Gabrielle Bulmer and Thomas Bulmer, Plaintiffs-Appellants
UnityPoint Health, a/k/a UnityPoint Health Des Moines, a/k/a Iowa Health System, a/k/a Central Iowa Health System, a/k/a Central Iowa Hospital Corporation, UPH Iowa Lutheran Hospital; Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, P.C.; Wesley Smidt; and Unidentified John Does, Defendants-Appellees
Attorney for Appellants
Mark A. Critelli
Attorney for Appellees
Jack Hilmes and Aaron J. Redinbaugh
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David Porter, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Tabor and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (7 pages)
Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s denial of their request for an extension of time to designate expert witnesses in a medical malpractice case and subsequent grant of summary judgment. OPINION HOLDS: The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for an extension of time because plaintiffs failed to show good cause for their delay to designate expert witnesses. Accordingly, summary judgment was proper.