Dawnette Geen v. Missouri Department of Mental Health

Fredericktown, Missouri civil litigation lawyer represented the Defendant accused of

of committing three separate acts of physical abuse involving Consumer in February 2022. The first incident on February 4, 2022, was ultimately unsubstantiated. The same day, Plaintiff's co-worker (Co-Worker 1) reported a second instance of alleged abuse, claiming she observed Consumer on the floor with the bottom half of his body under his wheelchair as Plaintiff held the wheelchair in place over his legs. Co-Worker 1 took a video of the incident, which was admitted into evidence at the hearing. A third incident in mid-February 2022 was also reported by another co-worker (Co-Worker 2) who claimed that while Consumer was sitting in his recliner she observed Plaintiff grab his wrists, hold them to his chest, and put her left knee on his abdomen. Co-Worker 2 took a photograph during the incident; however, it only showed Plaintiff from the back and Consumer sitting in the recliner with her leaning over him. Neither her left knee nor her hands are visible in the photo.



Geen v. Mo. Dep't of Mental Health, ED112026 (Mo. App. Jul 23, 2024)