St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's filed a motion on Jan. 25 that aims to let the hospital hold off on a payment for its civil case that was made famous by a Netflix documentary, ABC7 reported Jan. 26.
The hospital filed an unopposed motion for executive order for stay of execution. This would spare Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital from making the most recent payment ordered by the court and indicates the hospital is preparing to appeal against the decision.
Johns Hopkins is currently ordered to pay $213.5 million to the family of 17-year-old Maya Kowalski after a jury found that the hospital falsely imprisoned and battered Maya in 2016, when she was 10.
The jury's verdict included findings of inflicting emotional distress on the Kowalski family and contributing to Maya's mother's suicide. The case gained national attention after being featured in a Netflix documentary, "Take Care of Maya," which has garnered millions of views since its release in June.
Earlier this month, an attorney for Johns Hopkins said the hospital would seek an appeal on the case.