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MATTER OF LUNA v. DOBSON

97 N.Y.2d 178 (2001)

763 N.E.2d 1146

738 N.Y.S.2d 5

In the Matter of FELICITA LUNA, Appellant, v. DENNIS DOBSON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of New York City, Brooklyn (Susan Choi-Hausman, Elizabeth S. Natrella and Trudi Mara Schleifer of counsel), for appellant.

Norman A. Olch, New York City, and Fischer & Burstein for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, ROSENBLATT and GRAFFEO concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WESLEY, J.

Felicita Luna, a New York resident, twice went to the courts of Connecticut requesting a declaration that Dennis Dobson is the father of her child. As a result of a series of missteps by the Connecticut Attorney General, her champion in each matter, both proceedings were dismissed without ever hearing Luna's claims. In this New York paternity proceeding the child's putative...

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