Robert Carradine’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles after employees allegedly failed to remove his belt while he was receiving care in a psychiatric unit. “Robert walked into UCLA’s locked psychiatric unit ‘feeling relieved to be hospitalized’ and hoped that ‘additional inpatient treatment would’ reduce his anxiety,” the filing obtained by TheWrap Sunday read. 8 Robert Carradine’s family filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles after workers failed to remove his belt while he received care in a psychiatric unit. Getty Images8 According to the filing obtained by TheWrap Sunday, “Robert walked into UCLA’s locked psychiatric unit ‘feeling relieved to be hospitalized’ and hoped that ‘additional inpatient treatment would’ reduce his anxiety.” 8 Carradine (seen here) died on Feb. 23, 2026. evercarradine/Instagram8 He was 71.