KFVS12 News The St. Francois County man whose guardianship case I profiled in the fall of 2013 filed a federal lawsuit, claiming he was falsely imprisoned and his civil rights were violated.
Richard Wann's case names numerous defendants, including St. Francois County, Public Administrator Kenneth Rohrer, and the attorneys and judge on his case along with the local hospital and nursing home he lived in for eight and a half months.
According to court documents, Wann was admitted to the hospital for a colonoscopy but instead of being released to return home, he was "admitted to the geriatric ward based on a false assessment of his mental state."
"Thus began the nightmare of involuntary imprisonment," Wann's attorney Stephen Banton alleged.
Wann is seeking a jury trial and any damages the court deems appropriate.
Banton filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on June 8, 2015.
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I-Team Update: Man Files Federal Lawsuit, Claims False Imprisonment in Guardianship![]()
Richard Wann's case names numerous defendants, including St. Francois County, Public Administrator Kenneth Rohrer, and the attorneys and judge on his case along with the local hospital and nursing home he lived in for eight and a half months.
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"Thus began the nightmare of involuntary imprisonment," Wann's attorney Stephen Banton alleged.
Wann is seeking a jury trial and any damages the court deems appropriate.
Banton filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on June 8, 2015.
Source:
I-Team Update: Man Files Federal Lawsuit, Claims False Imprisonment in Guardianship