Hegedus v. Behavioral Health Services
After plaintiff John Paul Hegedus pleaded guilty to second degree burglary for fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs, the court sentenced him to 365 days in Orange County jail and stayed 275 days of the sentence on condition that Hegedus complete a 90-day residential drug treatment program. Hegedus completed 35 days as a resident of Thomas Redgate Memorial Recovery Center (Redgate) before he was administratively discharged for violating Redgate’s rules. Hegedus, representing himself, sued Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (BHS), which owns and operates Redgate, and BHS employees, alleging numerous causes of action arising from his discharge and the failure to timely resolve his appeal from the discharge. After a 10-day jury trial, the jury was instructed on intentional infliction of emotional distress, Hegedus’s only remaining claim. The jury returned a defense verdict. Hegedus filed this appeal, contending the jury also should have been instructed on professional negligence, the common knowledge exception, and negligence per se. We affirm because there was no instructional error.
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