Clay v. Social Betterment Development Company dba New Life Center San Francisco

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Carlynn Clay
v.
Social Betterment Development Company dba New Life Center San Francisco; Jim Steiner; Richard Prescott; 227 7th St. LLC; and DOES 1 to 25

Filed under: California, San Francisco, Social Betterment Development Company dba New Life Center San Francisco, United States

Court: San Francisco County Superior Court
Case Number: CGC-07-469565
Date: November 27, 2007
Plaintiff's Attorney(s): Brian P. Evans
Defendant's Attorney(s): Lori B. Feldman
Disposition: Settled

Summary:

Cody Bates’ mother had searched on the internet, and called Holly Conklin, “the intervention angel”. Holly Conklin recommended New Life Center San Francisco for an extended program of medical detoxification, residential rehabilitation, along with vocational rehabilitation life and job skills. Cody arrived on Friday, August 24, 2007, with a prescription for medicine used for detoxification of opiates. Cody’s mother was promised he would be kept under observation throughout the withdrawal experience. On August 25th or 26th, Cody’s mother received a call from staff stating that Cody had made threats, while in the withdrawal process, to hurt or kill himself. Staff finally agreed to put Cody on “24 hour suicide watch” but failed to observe and attend to Cody as promised. In the midst of severe withdrawal symptoms, Cody committed suicide by hanging.

Additional Info:

See Additional Documents for Amended Complaints and more filings. Also see our blog post, The Negligent Death of Courtney “Cody” Bates for a longer narrative about Cody's sad story.

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