15 years: Timeline since Terri’s collapse

1990

Feb. 25: Terri Schiavo collapses in her home. Her heart temporarily stops beating, cutting off oxygen to her brain.

1992

November: Terri’s husband, Michael, wins a medical malpractice suit; jury awards more than $700,000 for her care, Michael receives an additional $300,000.

1993

Feb. 14: Terri Schiavo’s parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, have a falling out with Michael over Terri’s care and rehab.
July 29: Bob and Mary Schindler file petition to have Michael Schiavo removed as Terri’s guardian. The case is later dismissed.

1995

Michael Schiavo begins living with another woman.

1998

May: Michael Schiavo files petition to remove Terri’s feeding tube.

2000

Feb. 11: Circuit Judge George W. Greer rules feeding tube can be removed.

2001

Jan. 24: 2nd District Court of Appeal upholds Greer’s decision.
March 29: Greer rules feeding tube to be removed April 20.
April 18: Florida Supreme Court refuses to intervene.
April 20: U.S. District Judge Richard Lazzara grants the Schindlers a stay until April 23.
April 23: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to intervene.
April 24: Feeding tube is removed from Terri Schiavo.
April 26: Circuit Judge Frank Quesada orders doctors to reinsert Terri’s feeding tube.
April 30: Lawyers for Michael Schiavo file emergency motion with appellate court asking it to order removal of Terri’s feeding tube.
July 11: 2nd DCA sends case back to Greer.
July 18: Schindlers ask Greer to let their doctors evaluate Terri before making a final decision on removing the feeding tube.
Aug. 10: Greer denies the Schindlers’ evaluation request, as well as their request to remove Michael Schiavo as guardian.
Sept. 26: Schindlers’ attorneys argue before 2nd DCA, citing testimony from seven doctors who say Terri can recover with the right treatment.
Oct. 3: 2nd DCA delays removal of feeding tube indefinitely.

2002

Feb. 13: Michael Schiavo again seeks to be allowed to remove Terri’s feeding tube.
Oct. 12: Week-long hearing begins in the case. Three doctors, including one appointed by the court, testify that Terri is in a persistent, vegetative state with no hope of recovery. Two doctors selected by the Schindlers say she can recover.
Nov. 22: Greer rules there is no evidence Terri has can recover and orders feeding tube to be removed Jan. 3, 2003.
Dec. 13: Greer stays order to remove feeding tube on Jan. 3 until the 2nd District Court of Appeal reviews the case.

2003

April 4: Schindlers’ attorneys ask 2nd DCA to overturn Greer’s ruling.
June 6: 2nd DCA upholds Greer’s ruling.
July 15: The 2nd DCA refuses to rehear case.
Aug. 22: The Florida Supreme Court declines to hear case.
Sept. 2: Schindlers seek judicial intervention in federal court.
Sept. 17: Judge Greer sets Oct. 15 date for removal of tube.
Oct. 3: Attorney General Charlie Crist says he won’t get involved in case.
Oct. 7: Gov. Jeb Bush files a federal court brief urging Terri Schiavo be kept alive.
Oct. 10: U.S. District Judge Lazzara rules he does not have jurisdiction to intervene in case.
Oct. 13: Protesters and Schindler family begin 24-hour vigil at hospice where Terri lives.
Oct. 14: 2nd DCA again refuses to block tube removal.
Oct. 15: Doctors remove feeding tube;
Oct. 17: Two state courts reject the Schindler’s request to reinsert the feeding tube.
Oct. 20: The Florida House of Representatives votes to give governor the power to issue a stay in the feeding tube dispute.
Oct. 21: The Senate and House pass a bill, “Terri’s Law,” allowing Bush to intervene. He issues an order to reinsert the tube.

2004

May 6: Circuit Judge W. Douglas Baird rules the law allowing Bush to intervene is unconstitutional. The governor’s attorneys appeal.
June 1: 2nd District Court of Appeal agrees to let Michael Schiavo’s attorney ask the Florida Supreme Court to take the appeal directly, bypassing the 2nd DCA.
June 16: In a 4-3 order, the Florida Supreme Court agrees to take the appeal.
Aug. 31: Oral arguments are televised.
Sept. 23: Florida Supreme Court strikes down “Terri’s Law” as unconstitutional.
Oct. 22: Greer refuses to hold a new trial based on recent comments from Pope John Paul II calling the withdrawl of food and hydration from the disabled a sin.
Dec. 1: Bush’s attorney ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case on “Terri’s Law.”
Dec. 29: The 2nd DCA upholds Greer’s decision not to grant a new trial. The decision cannot be appealed to the Florida Supreme Court.

2005

Jan. 24: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal.
Feb. 22: The 2nd DCA issues their mandate of the Dec. 29 decision, clearing the way for Michael Schiavo to remove Terri’s feeding tube, then Greer issues an emergency stay blocking removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube until 5 p.m. EST the next day.
Feb. 23: After a hearing which notes the Florida Department of Children & Families has sought intervention, Greer extends his stay until Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.
Feb. 25: Greer issues a two-part order for Terri’s “withdrawl of nutrition and hydration” to take place March 18; and also ends his previous stay.
Feb. 28: Schindler attorney files 13 new motions, one of which asks for Terri to be permitted to divorce her husband.