article first appeared on Eye on Ohio and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. In 2015, Modern Healthcaremagazine named him the most influential physician-executive in the United States. In this case, Grendell made the order on his own motion, without a specific request from either parent to ban the test. There’s a public health reason.”. Please share your story with ProPublica by emailing tips@propublica.org. How are you getting this information?". Individuals can use the online calculator to estimate their risk of dying from COVID-19 if they become infected with the coronavirus. The judge also threatened to hold Hartman in contempt of court and jail her if she didn’t take them to the visit, according to a court transcript. About a week later, Grendell ordered Page to appear before him “to show cause why you should not be held in Contempt of Court for failing to abide by parenting time … and for failing to abide by the order prohibiting COVID-19 testing, unless approved by the Court first.”. Hearings in the case have been delayed until January. “So this is like the cause du jour,” Grendell said. A doctor subsequently ordered a coronavirus test for one of the boys before admitting him to a children's hospital for severe breathing problems. A United States Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean Conflict, George retired from the Maryland State Police with 29-1/2 years of service. Medical records she provided to ProPublica document the boys’ chronic conditions, including asthma, autism and other ailments. Robert A. Sr. was born on June 16, 1902 near Charlesville a son of Millard Richard Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Bell Wachter and was the husband of Mildred I. Keeney Wachter who predeceased him on October 17, 1970. Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell has been outspoken about his belief that the COVID-19 pandemic is overblown. Page had a fever the day before the hearing, a possible symptom of COVID-19, so she sat in her car. Here’s how to send tips and documents to ProPublica securely. Sherrick filed a handwritten motion the next day, claiming Page had a pattern of not returning the boys, and asking for custody. Grendell then personally called Page’s cellphone, and left a voicemail, saying Sherrick said the child needed to be returned, and instructing her to call him. He was a longtime member of the Lewistown United Methodist Church. RICHARD DAVIS KERN SR. ’42. Possible Associates Current and old roommates, friends, and extended family for Robert Wachter. Required fields are marked *. President Trump "roid rage" concerns are legit, according to Dr. Robert Wachter. Page's new attorney, Lee Potts, said when he took over the case he understood it was complicated. She said that her son, as well as Page and Grendell, have all contributed to the problems, but that there’s no reason Page should be penalized for properly managing the medical conditions of the children. She has disputed those characterizations. WACHTER: Our plans will be to eat with my wife, myself, my younger son, and my daughter. “The next person who doesn’t follow the orders is going to see a contempt citation coming their way.”. He said his decisions are “always in the best interest of the children” and “based on sound law and the actual facts in the case.” Grendell reiterated that he has seen situations where one parent repeatedly misuses COVID-19 testing and quarantining to prevent the other parent from spending court-ordered time with children. In May, Grendell sent Stacy Hartman’s two teenage sons to juvenile detention after they refused a court-ordered visit with their father. The conflict between public health precautions and individual freedoms has been extreme in Ohio, which was among the first states to issue sweeping health orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In April, a judge in South Florida temporarily took custody away from a doctor because she treated patients with COVID-19, the Miami Herald reported. “Hey, you know, I want to mess with the ex or with the dads, since most of these people never married, and COVID-19 gives me an excuse to mess with his parenting schedule.”. Wachter received his medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. On Sept. 23, Page went to Sherrick’s home and picked up the child to take him to the hospital, according to a court filing, and was late returning him to Sherrick. Nobody seems to be able to stop Grendell, Bonnie Sherrick said of the judge. Through his court administrator, Grendell said that he was prohibited from commenting on pending cases, or about broader accusations related to his conduct. Grendell’s no-testing order wasn’t the first time COVID-19 had been a point of contention in the case. The child was administered a COVID-19 test before being admitted and treated during an overnight stay. A United States Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean Conflict, George retired from the Maryland State Police with 29-1/2 years of service. After Grendell issued his ruling prohibiting a COVID-19 test without his permission, Page contacted Geauga County Health Commissioner Tom Quade to talk about it. Page’s new attorney, Lee Potts, said when he took over the case he understood it was complicated. But Hartman was struck by one similarity: "Everybody is scared about what he is going to do.". Friction between Page and Sherrick continued. She said that she communicated with her ex each time, and that there have been times in the past when he had delayed returning them to her. That reputation extends to his courtroom. ProPublica has spoken to mothers and grandmothers in four additional cases who said Grendell has been unfair to them. The hospital declined to comment about the case, but said in a statement that it performs COVID-19 tests when they are deemed medically necessary and on patients who are admitted with respiratory symptoms. Page said her attorneys warned her against taking her child to the hospital on Nov. 2 for fear of violating the judge's order. Marshall Allen is a reporter at ProPublica investigating the cost and quality of our healthcare. Dorothy S Wachter, Jessica M Robinson, John J Wachter, Kenji N Roberts, Robert E Wachter. to terminate the state COVID-19 emergency public health orders, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The boys’ Cleveland Clinic pediatrician had deemed them high risk if they became exposed to the coronavirus. On Sept. 23, Page went to Sherrick's home and picked up the child to take him to the hospital, according to a court filing, and was late returning him to Sherrick. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences. He lives with his mother, wife and two kids in San Francisco, and needed food, cleaning supplies and money to stay home in quarantine and miss two weeks of work. The pandemic had exacerbated an already tense parenting arrangement between Richard Sherrick and Kimberly Page, who were never married but have two boys who are 6 and 4. But her son's breathing was so labored that she and her new husband, a doctor, believed he had to go to Akron Children's Hospital. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. Brothers, sisters, mother, father, wife, husband and exes for Robert Wachter. On Nov. 20, Grendell issued a new interim order that the children could be tested if they had symptoms and if their pediatrician recommended it. ... Tyrese Announces He and Wife Headed for Divorce 12/29/2020 9:08 PM PT In his most recent judgment entry, on Dec. 9, he said the mother at the center of the COVID-19 testing case had failed to return the children on several occasions, “using COVID-19 or her concerns about the children and COVID-19 as the reason for not complying with the Court’s orders.”. Protesters showed up at the suburban Columbus home of Amy Acton, then the director of the Ohio Department of Health. The next day, Grendell suspended Page's custody and sent his constable to the hospital to retrieve the child and hand him off to his father. Sherrick and his attorney, Robert Zulandt, did not return multiple requests from ProPublica to comment. "Nobody gets into a hospital and around other patients without a COVID test. The imbalance underscores the lack of a national policy. Hearings in the case have been delayed until January. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. What's striking from a medical-legal perspective, Mello said, is that the child's test was given during a hospital visit. Acton later resigned and some conservative lawmakers turned their attention to Gov. Grendell did not return ProPublica’s request to comment about the voicemail. The judge also threatened to hold Hartman in contempt of court and jail her if she didn't take them to the visit, according to a court transcript. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. They were married for 57 years last September. Each of the cases was different. WACHTER - Robert F. Wachter, Sr., aged 87, of Rotonda West, FL, passed away on May 8, 2010. Grendell then personally called Page's cellphone, and left a voicemail, saying Sherrick said the child needed to be returned, and instructing her to call him. Grendell accused her and other mothers — at least 15 total, he said — of improperly using the virus as "a reason to mess with" the parenting time of fathers. But now that it was “almost July 1st, it’s not doing much for me,” he said. But the blanket order prohibiting COVID-19 testing seemed to “come out of nowhere.”, Since Grendell himself made the motion, it made Potts wonder: “Who is telling you this stuff? In Iowa, a judge sentenced a mother to 10 days in jail for refusing to follow a child visitation ruling due to COVID-19 concerns, according to the Sioux City Journal. Sherrick and his attorney, Robert Zulandt, did not return multiple requests from ProPublica to comment. Have you had issues related to COVID-19 affecting your court case? He was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at Stanford University, and he studied patient safety in England in 2011 as a Fulbright Scholar. How are you getting this information?”. Some courts have issued standing orders that general concerns about COVID-19 should not disrupt established parenting schedules. View Robert J Wachter's 1940 US census record to find family members, occupation details & more. “I certainly would like an explanation, and I don't believe COVID at this time period is a legitimate one,” he said on her voicemail, which was provided to her attorneys and ProPublica. He wanted her to stop scheduling so many medical appointments for the children, which delayed their return to him. On four occasions since April, Page said, the boys were quarantined or they had to be taken to the doctor or hospital for treatment, which delayed their return to Sherrick. The danger of the judge’s order, if followed, is that it might lead to one of the boys not getting medical treatment he needs, said Michelle Mello, a health law and policy professor at Stanford University. “She has been a good mother,” Sherrick said of Page. He was born on May 29, 1922, in Grand Rapids, MI and was preceded in death by his former wife, Lucy; and his step-daughter, Cheryl Page. Find the obituary of Robert Myron Wachter (1925 - 2020) from Gladstone, MO. And he has claimed that 15 mothers in his court have used the virus as an excuse in custody cases to "mess with" their exes' parenting time. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jean Marie (Debold), his son Robb, his daughter, Deborah Jean, and his brother William J. Wachter. When Grendell found out, he threatened to find the mother in contempt of court, a move that could lead to her being thrown in jail. Daily deaths and hospitalizations also have jumped to record highs. The child was administered a COVID-19 test before being admitted and treated during an overnight stay. Mr. Robert A. Wachter, Jr., 83, of Thurmont, MD., passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. "He knows he makes the rules.". Please contact us. The hospital declined to comment about the case, but said in a statement that it performs COVID-19 tests when they are deemed medically necessary and on patients who are admitted with respiratory symptoms. Sign up to receive its newsletter. Get current address, cell phone number, email address, relatives, friends and a lot more. 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The judge also threatened to hold Hartman in contempt of court and jail her if she didn’t take them to the visit, according to a court transcript. About a week later, Grendell ordered Page to appear before him “to show cause why you should not be held in Contempt of Court for failing to abide by parenting time … and for failing to abide by the order prohibiting COVID-19 testing, unless approved by the Court first.”. Hearings in the case have been delayed until January. “So this is like the cause du jour,” Grendell said. A doctor subsequently ordered a coronavirus test for one of the boys before admitting him to a children's hospital for severe breathing problems. A United States Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean Conflict, George retired from the Maryland State Police with 29-1/2 years of service. Medical records she provided to ProPublica document the boys’ chronic conditions, including asthma, autism and other ailments. Robert A. Sr. was born on June 16, 1902 near Charlesville a son of Millard Richard Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Bell Wachter and was the husband of Mildred I. Keeney Wachter who predeceased him on October 17, 1970. Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell has been outspoken about his belief that the COVID-19 pandemic is overblown. Page had a fever the day before the hearing, a possible symptom of COVID-19, so she sat in her car. Here’s how to send tips and documents to ProPublica securely. Sherrick filed a handwritten motion the next day, claiming Page had a pattern of not returning the boys, and asking for custody. Grendell then personally called Page’s cellphone, and left a voicemail, saying Sherrick said the child needed to be returned, and instructing her to call him. He was a longtime member of the Lewistown United Methodist Church. RICHARD DAVIS KERN SR. ’42. Possible Associates Current and old roommates, friends, and extended family for Robert Wachter. Required fields are marked *. President Trump "roid rage" concerns are legit, according to Dr. Robert Wachter. Page's new attorney, Lee Potts, said when he took over the case he understood it was complicated. She said that her son, as well as Page and Grendell, have all contributed to the problems, but that there’s no reason Page should be penalized for properly managing the medical conditions of the children. She has disputed those characterizations. WACHTER: Our plans will be to eat with my wife, myself, my younger son, and my daughter. “The next person who doesn’t follow the orders is going to see a contempt citation coming their way.”. He said his decisions are “always in the best interest of the children” and “based on sound law and the actual facts in the case.” Grendell reiterated that he has seen situations where one parent repeatedly misuses COVID-19 testing and quarantining to prevent the other parent from spending court-ordered time with children. In May, Grendell sent Stacy Hartman’s two teenage sons to juvenile detention after they refused a court-ordered visit with their father. The conflict between public health precautions and individual freedoms has been extreme in Ohio, which was among the first states to issue sweeping health orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In April, a judge in South Florida temporarily took custody away from a doctor because she treated patients with COVID-19, the Miami Herald reported. “Hey, you know, I want to mess with the ex or with the dads, since most of these people never married, and COVID-19 gives me an excuse to mess with his parenting schedule.”. Wachter received his medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. On Sept. 23, Page went to Sherrick’s home and picked up the child to take him to the hospital, according to a court filing, and was late returning him to Sherrick. Nobody seems to be able to stop Grendell, Bonnie Sherrick said of the judge. Through his court administrator, Grendell said that he was prohibited from commenting on pending cases, or about broader accusations related to his conduct. Grendell’s no-testing order wasn’t the first time COVID-19 had been a point of contention in the case. The child was administered a COVID-19 test before being admitted and treated during an overnight stay. A United States Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean Conflict, George retired from the Maryland State Police with 29-1/2 years of service. After Grendell issued his ruling prohibiting a COVID-19 test without his permission, Page contacted Geauga County Health Commissioner Tom Quade to talk about it. Page’s new attorney, Lee Potts, said when he took over the case he understood it was complicated. But Hartman was struck by one similarity: "Everybody is scared about what he is going to do.". Friction between Page and Sherrick continued. She said that she communicated with her ex each time, and that there have been times in the past when he had delayed returning them to her. That reputation extends to his courtroom. ProPublica has spoken to mothers and grandmothers in four additional cases who said Grendell has been unfair to them. The hospital declined to comment about the case, but said in a statement that it performs COVID-19 tests when they are deemed medically necessary and on patients who are admitted with respiratory symptoms. Page said her attorneys warned her against taking her child to the hospital on Nov. 2 for fear of violating the judge's order. Marshall Allen is a reporter at ProPublica investigating the cost and quality of our healthcare. Dorothy S Wachter, Jessica M Robinson, John J Wachter, Kenji N Roberts, Robert E Wachter. to terminate the state COVID-19 emergency public health orders, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The boys’ Cleveland Clinic pediatrician had deemed them high risk if they became exposed to the coronavirus. On Sept. 23, Page went to Sherrick's home and picked up the child to take him to the hospital, according to a court filing, and was late returning him to Sherrick. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences. He lives with his mother, wife and two kids in San Francisco, and needed food, cleaning supplies and money to stay home in quarantine and miss two weeks of work. The pandemic had exacerbated an already tense parenting arrangement between Richard Sherrick and Kimberly Page, who were never married but have two boys who are 6 and 4. But her son's breathing was so labored that she and her new husband, a doctor, believed he had to go to Akron Children's Hospital. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. Brothers, sisters, mother, father, wife, husband and exes for Robert Wachter. On Nov. 20, Grendell issued a new interim order that the children could be tested if they had symptoms and if their pediatrician recommended it. ... Tyrese Announces He and Wife Headed for Divorce 12/29/2020 9:08 PM PT In his most recent judgment entry, on Dec. 9, he said the mother at the center of the COVID-19 testing case had failed to return the children on several occasions, “using COVID-19 or her concerns about the children and COVID-19 as the reason for not complying with the Court’s orders.”. Protesters showed up at the suburban Columbus home of Amy Acton, then the director of the Ohio Department of Health. The next day, Grendell suspended Page's custody and sent his constable to the hospital to retrieve the child and hand him off to his father. Sherrick and his attorney, Robert Zulandt, did not return multiple requests from ProPublica to comment. "Nobody gets into a hospital and around other patients without a COVID test. The imbalance underscores the lack of a national policy. Hearings in the case have been delayed until January. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. What's striking from a medical-legal perspective, Mello said, is that the child's test was given during a hospital visit. Acton later resigned and some conservative lawmakers turned their attention to Gov. Grendell did not return ProPublica’s request to comment about the voicemail. The judge also threatened to hold Hartman in contempt of court and jail her if she didn't take them to the visit, according to a court transcript. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. They were married for 57 years last September. Each of the cases was different. WACHTER - Robert F. Wachter, Sr., aged 87, of Rotonda West, FL, passed away on May 8, 2010. Grendell then personally called Page's cellphone, and left a voicemail, saying Sherrick said the child needed to be returned, and instructing her to call him. Grendell accused her and other mothers — at least 15 total, he said — of improperly using the virus as "a reason to mess with" the parenting time of fathers. But now that it was “almost July 1st, it’s not doing much for me,” he said. But the blanket order prohibiting COVID-19 testing seemed to “come out of nowhere.”, Since Grendell himself made the motion, it made Potts wonder: “Who is telling you this stuff? In Iowa, a judge sentenced a mother to 10 days in jail for refusing to follow a child visitation ruling due to COVID-19 concerns, according to the Sioux City Journal. Sherrick and his attorney, Robert Zulandt, did not return multiple requests from ProPublica to comment. Have you had issues related to COVID-19 affecting your court case? He was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at Stanford University, and he studied patient safety in England in 2011 as a Fulbright Scholar. How are you getting this information?”. Some courts have issued standing orders that general concerns about COVID-19 should not disrupt established parenting schedules. View Robert J Wachter's 1940 US census record to find family members, occupation details & more. “I certainly would like an explanation, and I don't believe COVID at this time period is a legitimate one,” he said on her voicemail, which was provided to her attorneys and ProPublica. He wanted her to stop scheduling so many medical appointments for the children, which delayed their return to him. On four occasions since April, Page said, the boys were quarantined or they had to be taken to the doctor or hospital for treatment, which delayed their return to Sherrick. The danger of the judge’s order, if followed, is that it might lead to one of the boys not getting medical treatment he needs, said Michelle Mello, a health law and policy professor at Stanford University. “She has been a good mother,” Sherrick said of Page. He was born on May 29, 1922, in Grand Rapids, MI and was preceded in death by his former wife, Lucy; and his step-daughter, Cheryl Page. Find the obituary of Robert Myron Wachter (1925 - 2020) from Gladstone, MO. And he has claimed that 15 mothers in his court have used the virus as an excuse in custody cases to "mess with" their exes' parenting time. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jean Marie (Debold), his son Robb, his daughter, Deborah Jean, and his brother William J. Wachter. When Grendell found out, he threatened to find the mother in contempt of court, a move that could lead to her being thrown in jail. Daily deaths and hospitalizations also have jumped to record highs. The child was administered a COVID-19 test before being admitted and treated during an overnight stay. Mr. Robert A. Wachter, Jr., 83, of Thurmont, MD., passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. "He knows he makes the rules.". Please contact us. The hospital declined to comment about the case, but said in a statement that it performs COVID-19 tests when they are deemed medically necessary and on patients who are admitted with respiratory symptoms. Sign up to receive its newsletter. Get current address, cell phone number, email address, relatives, friends and a lot more. 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In one high-profile example, in 2014, he threatened to hold the chairwoman of the Geauga County Republican Party in contempt of court after he learned she had privately characterized him as a “narcissist and mentally ill.” The matter was dropped. We would love to hear your feedback. My son lives below us and has been completely safe and my daughter, who's a medical student, has been going to work but she’s been tested regularly. ProPublica reported in July that a Michigan judge sent a 15-year-old girl to juvenile detention, ruling she violated her probation by failing to complete her homework while remote learning. Page’s attorney said she could still be held in contempt of court, for violating the original order not to have the children tested for COVID-19. ... A mishap took place while a University of Medical Center nurse was vaccinated for COVID-19 Tuesday. Honor Guard. A few weeks after he testified to lawmakers, he referred to the pandemic as a “panic-ademic” in the midst of a custody proceeding in his courtroom in Geauga County, outside Cleveland. Robert devoted his … Born on December 15, 1936 in Frederick, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. Wachter, Sr. and Mildred I. Wachter, of Lewistown, Maryland. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. She said that her son, as well as Page and Grendell, have all contributed to the problems, but that there's no reason Page should be penalized for properly managing the medical conditions of the children. Page accused Sherrick of failing to provide adequate medical care for the boys, and her parenting time included multiple visits to doctors and emergency rooms. "So this is like the cause du jour," Grendell said. This article was published on Friday, December 18, 2020 in ProPublica. "It's basically blindfolding us or asking us to take care of someone with an arm tied behind our back.". As a mother, Page said she felt she had to speak out because attorneys have been reluctant to challenge Grendell and without that, she can’t see the case getting resolved fairly. (https://eyeonohio.com/the-family-court-judge-who-threatened-a-mother-with-contempt-of-court-for-getting-her-child-a-covid-19-test/), Judge Timothy Grendell. A few weeks after he testified to lawmakers, he referred to the pandemic as a "panic-ademic" in the midst of a custody proceeding in his courtroom in Geauga County, outside Cleveland. Hartman told ProPublica that she begged that her two boys not be locked up during a pandemic. Earlier in the pandemic, the COVID-19 "fear factor" made sense, Grendell continued. This article produced under a Creative Commons Attribution & Share Alike license. He is on the faculty of University of California, San Francisco, where he is chairman of the Department of Medicine, the Lynne and Marc Benioff Endowed Chair in Hospital Medicine, and the Holly Smith Distinguished Professor in Science and Medicine. The delays were typically brief, she said. I’m chair of one of the top academic departments in the nation, with 800 faculty; a yearly budget of $600 million; and world-renowned clinical, research, and educational programs. “There is no downside to getting a COVID test,” Hoffman said. Grendell’s order prohibiting testing for COVID-19 came about a week later. Find Robert Wachter for free! Some said they have filed complaints against him. Daily deaths and hospitalizations also have jumped to record highs. Some said they have filed complaints against him. Timothy Grendell, a Republican former legislator who has been on the bench for more than a decade, has long been a polarizing figure in Ohio political and legal circles. by Eye On Ohio Staff, Eye on Ohio December 18, 2020. “We are unable to provide the right kind of care without it,” said Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Family and friends can light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. But those types of decisions are generally made after a judge hears evidence from both sides on the issues, Hoffman said. Grendell's order prohibiting testing for COVID-19 came about a week later. Though Sherrick did not respond to requests for comment, his mother, Bonnie Sherrick, lamented the effect the case is having on her grandchildren. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. He also has alleged that his ex is obsessive to the point that it creates fear and anxiety for the children and that she has had the children overtreated and tested for COVID-19 and other illnesses. There are times a judge could issue orders that either require medical treatment or forbid it, like if a child had terminal cancer and the parents disagreed about treatment, said Sharona Hoffman, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University. "She has been a good mother," Sherrick said of Page. Some courts have issued standing orders that general concerns about COVID-19 should not disrupt established parenting schedules. At a protest rally in May, just steps away from where he presides over family court, Grendell proclaimed that public health restrictions to contain the pandemic were unconstitutional and “we should be allowed to get back to our lives.” The following month, he testified to state lawmakers in Columbus that health authorities and a “drumbeat” of media coverage had “created an atmosphere of fear” surrounding the virus. “This judge needs to be held accountable to somebody other than our family,” Page said. One woman carried a sign with an anti-Semitic message aimed at Acton, who is Jewish. - In-depth, underreported and high-impact journalism that promotes the public good. Acton later resigned and some conservative lawmakers turned their attention to Gov. Does my wife know my passwords? The judge banned two parents, who were wrangling over custody of their young boys, from having the "children undergo COVID-19 testing" without his approval, according to the court record. Beatrice Wachter, 76, of Allentown died Friday, July 3, at home. Grendell did not return ProPublica's request to comment about the voicemail. But Hartman was struck by one similarity: “Everybody is scared about what he is going to do.”. Your email address will not be published. The judge also has been embroiled in public spats, sometimes with other elected or political officials. 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On Oct. 2, Grendell made an order that legal experts call unheard of, and medical experts say could cause harm. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. “We are unable to provide the right kind of care without it,” said Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Robert Brent Wachter, 54, Jefferson City, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at his home. The transcript from a June 29 hearing shows Grendell expressing views on the pandemic in court. Page said she reached a breaking point after losing custody of her children and being accused of contempt of court. The delays were typically brief, she said. Each of the cases was different. One set of attorneys warned her not to speak publicly about her case and withdrew from representing her after she ignored their advice. The pandemic had exacerbated an already tense parenting arrangement between Richard Sherrick and Kimberly Page, who were never married but have two boys who are 6 and 4. Several family law attorneys told ProPublica that they refuse to take cases in Grendell’s court because they do not believe he treats parties in cases fairly. He is survived by his loving companion of 16 years, Esther Lyle Hagen, and 5 sons: Robert Louise Wachter, Jr., of Topock, AZ; Richard Mary Wachter of Alto, MI; Jerry Kathy Wachte Born April 4, 1929 in Lewistown, Maryland, he was the son … Robert M. Wachter, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, where he is the Holly Smith Distinguished Professor in Science and Medicine and the Benioff Endowed Chair in Hospital Medicine. He was the husband of Margaret Rice Wachter, his wife of 64 years. One woman carried a sign with an anti-Semitic message aimed at Acton, who is Jewish. He is survived by his daughter, Wanda Valarie Wachter and her husband David Ray Sullivan. Quade told ProPublica that he reached out to his agency’s lawyer but ultimately decided not to get involved because the order didn’t apply to his agency, which does not provide COVID testing. In his most recent judgment entry, on Dec. 9, he said the mother at the center of the COVID-19 testing case had failed to return the children on several occasions, "using COVID-19 or her concerns about the children and COVID-19 as the reason for not complying with the Court's orders.". This article first appeared on Eye on Ohio and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. In 2015, Modern Healthcaremagazine named him the most influential physician-executive in the United States. In this case, Grendell made the order on his own motion, without a specific request from either parent to ban the test. There’s a public health reason.”. Please share your story with ProPublica by emailing tips@propublica.org. How are you getting this information?". Individuals can use the online calculator to estimate their risk of dying from COVID-19 if they become infected with the coronavirus. The judge also threatened to hold Hartman in contempt of court and jail her if she didn’t take them to the visit, according to a court transcript. About a week later, Grendell ordered Page to appear before him “to show cause why you should not be held in Contempt of Court for failing to abide by parenting time … and for failing to abide by the order prohibiting COVID-19 testing, unless approved by the Court first.”. Hearings in the case have been delayed until January. “So this is like the cause du jour,” Grendell said. A doctor subsequently ordered a coronavirus test for one of the boys before admitting him to a children's hospital for severe breathing problems. A United States Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean Conflict, George retired from the Maryland State Police with 29-1/2 years of service. Medical records she provided to ProPublica document the boys’ chronic conditions, including asthma, autism and other ailments. Robert A. Sr. was born on June 16, 1902 near Charlesville a son of Millard Richard Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Bell Wachter and was the husband of Mildred I. Keeney Wachter who predeceased him on October 17, 1970. Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell has been outspoken about his belief that the COVID-19 pandemic is overblown. Page had a fever the day before the hearing, a possible symptom of COVID-19, so she sat in her car. Here’s how to send tips and documents to ProPublica securely. Sherrick filed a handwritten motion the next day, claiming Page had a pattern of not returning the boys, and asking for custody. Grendell then personally called Page’s cellphone, and left a voicemail, saying Sherrick said the child needed to be returned, and instructing her to call him. He was a longtime member of the Lewistown United Methodist Church. RICHARD DAVIS KERN SR. ’42. Possible Associates Current and old roommates, friends, and extended family for Robert Wachter. Required fields are marked *. President Trump "roid rage" concerns are legit, according to Dr. Robert Wachter. Page's new attorney, Lee Potts, said when he took over the case he understood it was complicated. She said that her son, as well as Page and Grendell, have all contributed to the problems, but that there’s no reason Page should be penalized for properly managing the medical conditions of the children. She has disputed those characterizations. WACHTER: Our plans will be to eat with my wife, myself, my younger son, and my daughter. “The next person who doesn’t follow the orders is going to see a contempt citation coming their way.”. He said his decisions are “always in the best interest of the children” and “based on sound law and the actual facts in the case.” Grendell reiterated that he has seen situations where one parent repeatedly misuses COVID-19 testing and quarantining to prevent the other parent from spending court-ordered time with children. In May, Grendell sent Stacy Hartman’s two teenage sons to juvenile detention after they refused a court-ordered visit with their father. The conflict between public health precautions and individual freedoms has been extreme in Ohio, which was among the first states to issue sweeping health orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In April, a judge in South Florida temporarily took custody away from a doctor because she treated patients with COVID-19, the Miami Herald reported. “Hey, you know, I want to mess with the ex or with the dads, since most of these people never married, and COVID-19 gives me an excuse to mess with his parenting schedule.”. Wachter received his medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. On Sept. 23, Page went to Sherrick’s home and picked up the child to take him to the hospital, according to a court filing, and was late returning him to Sherrick. Nobody seems to be able to stop Grendell, Bonnie Sherrick said of the judge. Through his court administrator, Grendell said that he was prohibited from commenting on pending cases, or about broader accusations related to his conduct. Grendell’s no-testing order wasn’t the first time COVID-19 had been a point of contention in the case. The child was administered a COVID-19 test before being admitted and treated during an overnight stay. A United States Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean Conflict, George retired from the Maryland State Police with 29-1/2 years of service. After Grendell issued his ruling prohibiting a COVID-19 test without his permission, Page contacted Geauga County Health Commissioner Tom Quade to talk about it. Page’s new attorney, Lee Potts, said when he took over the case he understood it was complicated. But Hartman was struck by one similarity: "Everybody is scared about what he is going to do.". Friction between Page and Sherrick continued. She said that she communicated with her ex each time, and that there have been times in the past when he had delayed returning them to her. That reputation extends to his courtroom. ProPublica has spoken to mothers and grandmothers in four additional cases who said Grendell has been unfair to them. The hospital declined to comment about the case, but said in a statement that it performs COVID-19 tests when they are deemed medically necessary and on patients who are admitted with respiratory symptoms. Page said her attorneys warned her against taking her child to the hospital on Nov. 2 for fear of violating the judge's order. Marshall Allen is a reporter at ProPublica investigating the cost and quality of our healthcare. Dorothy S Wachter, Jessica M Robinson, John J Wachter, Kenji N Roberts, Robert E Wachter. to terminate the state COVID-19 emergency public health orders, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The boys’ Cleveland Clinic pediatrician had deemed them high risk if they became exposed to the coronavirus. On Sept. 23, Page went to Sherrick's home and picked up the child to take him to the hospital, according to a court filing, and was late returning him to Sherrick. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences. He lives with his mother, wife and two kids in San Francisco, and needed food, cleaning supplies and money to stay home in quarantine and miss two weeks of work. The pandemic had exacerbated an already tense parenting arrangement between Richard Sherrick and Kimberly Page, who were never married but have two boys who are 6 and 4. But her son's breathing was so labored that she and her new husband, a doctor, believed he had to go to Akron Children's Hospital. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. Brothers, sisters, mother, father, wife, husband and exes for Robert Wachter. On Nov. 20, Grendell issued a new interim order that the children could be tested if they had symptoms and if their pediatrician recommended it. ... Tyrese Announces He and Wife Headed for Divorce 12/29/2020 9:08 PM PT In his most recent judgment entry, on Dec. 9, he said the mother at the center of the COVID-19 testing case had failed to return the children on several occasions, “using COVID-19 or her concerns about the children and COVID-19 as the reason for not complying with the Court’s orders.”. Protesters showed up at the suburban Columbus home of Amy Acton, then the director of the Ohio Department of Health. The next day, Grendell suspended Page's custody and sent his constable to the hospital to retrieve the child and hand him off to his father. Sherrick and his attorney, Robert Zulandt, did not return multiple requests from ProPublica to comment. "Nobody gets into a hospital and around other patients without a COVID test. The imbalance underscores the lack of a national policy. Hearings in the case have been delayed until January. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. What's striking from a medical-legal perspective, Mello said, is that the child's test was given during a hospital visit. Acton later resigned and some conservative lawmakers turned their attention to Gov. Grendell did not return ProPublica’s request to comment about the voicemail. The judge also threatened to hold Hartman in contempt of court and jail her if she didn't take them to the visit, according to a court transcript. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. In their mostly rural county of about 90,000 people, the judge and his wife have repeatedly made public comments that minimize the health threat of the pandemic, he said. They were married for 57 years last September. Each of the cases was different. WACHTER - Robert F. Wachter, Sr., aged 87, of Rotonda West, FL, passed away on May 8, 2010. Grendell then personally called Page's cellphone, and left a voicemail, saying Sherrick said the child needed to be returned, and instructing her to call him. Grendell accused her and other mothers — at least 15 total, he said — of improperly using the virus as "a reason to mess with" the parenting time of fathers. But now that it was “almost July 1st, it’s not doing much for me,” he said. But the blanket order prohibiting COVID-19 testing seemed to “come out of nowhere.”, Since Grendell himself made the motion, it made Potts wonder: “Who is telling you this stuff? In Iowa, a judge sentenced a mother to 10 days in jail for refusing to follow a child visitation ruling due to COVID-19 concerns, according to the Sioux City Journal. Sherrick and his attorney, Robert Zulandt, did not return multiple requests from ProPublica to comment. Have you had issues related to COVID-19 affecting your court case? He was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at Stanford University, and he studied patient safety in England in 2011 as a Fulbright Scholar. How are you getting this information?”. Some courts have issued standing orders that general concerns about COVID-19 should not disrupt established parenting schedules. View Robert J Wachter's 1940 US census record to find family members, occupation details & more. “I certainly would like an explanation, and I don't believe COVID at this time period is a legitimate one,” he said on her voicemail, which was provided to her attorneys and ProPublica. He wanted her to stop scheduling so many medical appointments for the children, which delayed their return to him. On four occasions since April, Page said, the boys were quarantined or they had to be taken to the doctor or hospital for treatment, which delayed their return to Sherrick. The danger of the judge’s order, if followed, is that it might lead to one of the boys not getting medical treatment he needs, said Michelle Mello, a health law and policy professor at Stanford University. “She has been a good mother,” Sherrick said of Page. He was born on May 29, 1922, in Grand Rapids, MI and was preceded in death by his former wife, Lucy; and his step-daughter, Cheryl Page. Find the obituary of Robert Myron Wachter (1925 - 2020) from Gladstone, MO. And he has claimed that 15 mothers in his court have used the virus as an excuse in custody cases to "mess with" their exes' parenting time. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jean Marie (Debold), his son Robb, his daughter, Deborah Jean, and his brother William J. Wachter. When Grendell found out, he threatened to find the mother in contempt of court, a move that could lead to her being thrown in jail. Daily deaths and hospitalizations also have jumped to record highs. The child was administered a COVID-19 test before being admitted and treated during an overnight stay. Mr. Robert A. Wachter, Jr., 83, of Thurmont, MD., passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. "He knows he makes the rules.". Please contact us. The hospital declined to comment about the case, but said in a statement that it performs COVID-19 tests when they are deemed medically necessary and on patients who are admitted with respiratory symptoms. Sign up to receive its newsletter. Get current address, cell phone number, email address, relatives, friends and a lot more. The evidence in the dispute still has not been heard in court. Infection numbers were low early on in Ohio, but since October the seven-day average of new daily COVID-19 cases has spiked tenfold, to about 10,000 on Dec. 13. The next day, Grendell suspended Page’s custody and sent his constable to the hospital to retrieve the child and hand him off to his father. 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