P suffers from a rare bone marrow disease. The prognosis for his survival is almost zero unless he receives a bone marrow transplant from a compatible donor. Finding a compatible donor is a very difficult task and limited to a selection among close relatives. It has been determined that only D is suitable as a donor. D refuses to submit to the necessary transplant. Before the court is a request for a preliminary injunction which seeks to compel D to submit to further tests, and, eventually, the bone marrow transplant.

This section contains the nature of the case and procedural background.

The legal issues presented in this case will be displayed here.

The court's holding and decision will be displayed here.

Legal analysis from Dean's Law Dictionary will be displayed here.