STATE v. JACOB

No. S-13226.

214 P.3d 353 (2009)

STATE of Alaska; Marcia Kennai, in her official capacity as Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Children's Services of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services; and the Office of Children's Services of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Appellants, v. David and Joyce JACOB, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 28, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanne M. Grace, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Talis J. Colberg, Attorney General, and Richard A. Svobodny, Acting Attorney General, Juneau, for the Appellants.

Daniel G. Rodgers, Alaska Immigration Justice Project, Anchorage, for the Appellees.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, CARPENETI, WINFREE, and CHRISTEN, Justices.


OPINION

CHRISTEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

David and Joyce Jacob sued the State of Alaska, Office of Children's Services (OCS) in March 2004 for declaratory and injunctive relief regarding OCS's failure to provide them notice of their grandchildren's CINA and permanency proceedings. The superior court dismissed the suit, but this court reversed and remanded for entry of declaratory judgment on one of the Jacobs' claims. After the declaratory...

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