Case Name: Stephen Lowell GUNTER, Appellant, v. Dick BRADLEY, Administrator G. Pierce Wood Hospital, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-09-04
Citations: 603 So. 2d 725
Docket Number: No. 91-03339
Parties: Stephen Lowell GUNTER, Appellant, v. Dick BRADLEY, Administrator G. Pierce Wood Hospital, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, Acting C.J., and DANAHY, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 603
Pages: 725–725

Head Matter:
Stephen Lowell GUNTER, Appellant, v. Dick BRADLEY, Administrator G. Pierce Wood Hospital, Appellee.
No. 91-03339.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Sept. 4, 1992.
Deborah Whisnant of Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc., Tallahassee, Christine E. Larson, Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Fort Myers, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
BLUE, Judge.
Stephen Lowell Gunter appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We agree with his contention that upon the receipt of his written request for release from the facility, the administrator of Wood Memorial Hospital did not comply with section 394.465, Florida Statutes (1989). We reverse the denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus and remand. Upon remand the trial court shall at the earliest possible time schedule a hearing to determine the present status of Mr. Gun-ter. At that hearing the court shall order Mr. Gunter's immediate release, unless it is proven that any continued confinement in a mental health facility is the result of proper proceedings for involuntary placement.
Reversed and remanded.
RYDER, Acting C.J., and DANAHY, J., concur.