Terri’s last hope: SCOTUS? Lakeland, FL, Dec. 30 (UPI) — A Florida appeals court has ruled the parents of a Tampa, Fla., woman should not get a trial in their effort to keep her alive. The decision by the 2nd Court of Appeal in Lakeland, Fla., could leave the U.S. Supreme Court as the only recourse for the parents of Terri Schiavo, The Tampa Tribune said Thursday.