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CHRISTIAN v. VA. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Record No. 0918-04-2.

610 S.E.2d 870 (2005)

45 Va. App. 310

E. Dean CHRISTIAN v. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

March 29, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monica J. Chernin (The Law Offices of Monica J. Chernin, on brief), Culpeper, for appellant.

Allen T. Wilson, Special Counsel (Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General; David E. Johnson, Deputy Attorney General; Kim F. Piner, Senior Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HUMPHREYS, FELTON and KELSEY, JJ.

D. ARTHUR KELSEY, Judge.

The circuit court dismissed an administrative appeal filed by E. Dean Christian on the ground that he failed to name the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) as a party in his petition for appeal. We hold that the petition sufficiently identified VDSS as a party. For this reason, we reverse the circuit court's dismissal order and remand this matter for further proceedings on the merits...

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