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TRAPP v. STATE

No. S-10043.

53 P.3d 1128 (2002)

Susan TRAPP, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Office of Public Advocacy, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ethan G. Schutt, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Venable Vermont, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The question in this case is whether a conservator is shielded by absolute quasijudicial immunity from claims asserted by her ward. We answer "no" because the conservatorship statute permits such claims.

Facts and Proceedings

In 1995 the superior court found Susan Trapp partially incapacitated and appointed the Office of Public Advocacy as her conservator. In 2000 Trapp filed suit, pro se, against OPA,...

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