My guess is that the judge stayed the pulling of the plug to allow the family a few days to present evidence from a certified neurologist that establishes that brain death did not occur. Absent such a showing, the hospital should be free to disconnect the ventilator as it sees fit.

In this situation I believe that brain activity ceased following a procedure performed by the hospital. This places the hospital in line for a possible lawsuit, but does not changethe hospital's rights and responsibilities pertaining to the clinical diagnosis.

I feel very sorry for the family losing their thirteen year old so unexpectedly.