BURCH v. KECK

No. 119,813.

444 P.3d 1000 (2019)

Timothy J. BURCH, Appellant, v. Timothy KECK, Secretary of Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 24, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Anderson II , of Law Office of Donald E. Anderson II, LLC, of Great Bend, for appellant.

Kelly G. Cunningham , senior litigation counsel, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, for appellees.

Before Arnold-Burger, C.J., Pierron and Malone, JJ.


Generally, a person need not exhaust administrative remedies before bringing an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012). Timothy J. Burch, a resident of the Kansas Sexual Predator Treatment Program (SPTP), brought a § 1983 action alleging that SPTP officials violated his constitutional rights by unlawfully seizing his...

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