Luzviminda G. Dobson v. Anchorage School District

── Luzviminda G. Dobson v. Anchorage School District ── Court: Alaska Supreme Court Date: May 20, 2026 Category: General NOTICE Memorandum decisions of this court do not create legal precedent. A party wishing to cite such a decision in a brief or at oral argument should review Alaska Appellate Rule 214(d). THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA LUZVIMINDA G. DOBSON, ) ) Supreme Court No. S-19493 Appellant, ) ) Superior Court No. 3AN-25-04291 CI v. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ) AND JUDGMENT* ) Appellee. ) No. 2145 – May 20, 2026 ) Appeal from the Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District, Anchorage, Josie Garton, Judge. Appearances: Luzviminda G. Dobson, pro se, Anchorage, Appellant. Matthew Singer and Zachary M. Forrester, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee. Before: Carney, Chief Justice, and Borghesan, Henderson, Pate, and Oravec, Justices. INTRODUCTION In 2006 a mother brought a claim against the Anchorage School District for injuries her son received while attending classes at East Anchorage High School in 2001 and 2002. The claim settled. In 2025 the mother brought a second lawsuit against the school district for claims related to the same injuries. The school district moved to * Entered under Alaska Appellate Rule 214. dismiss the mother’s claim, arguing that the lawsuit was barred by the prior settlement, res judicata, and the statutes of limitations and repose. The superior court dismissed the mother’s lawsuit on all grounds. The mother asked the superior court to reconsider its dismissal and when that was denied, she appealed. Because the mother’s complaint did not state a claim for which relief could be granted, we affirm the superior court’s decision. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS A. Facts In the 2001-2002 school year, Luzviminda G. Dobson’s son was injured while attending classes at East Anchorage High School. He was injured twice in October, once when another student kicked him in the groin and another time when he bumped his head in gym class; again in November, when a basketball hit his head; and then in February, after he hit his head on a weight bar. After each incident, Dobson took her son to the doctor. B. Proceedings In October 2006 Dobson sued the Anchorage School District seeking $3 million in damages for pain and suffering resulting from East High’s alleged negligence. She detailed the four injury incidents in her complaint. In the fall of 2007, Dobson and the District reached a settlement agreement following mediation. At some point thereafter, the District mailed Dobson a check for $12,000. The District later moved to enforce the agreement and dismiss her claims. Dobson did not oppose the motion. The court found that the District had fulfilled the agreement and ordered Dobson to sign the agreement; if she did not, the court instructed the clerk of court to sign it on her behalf. It ordered that the matter was “settled and timely resolved” and dismissed Dobson’s 2006 case with prejudice. In January 2025 Dobson again sued the District, alleging that as a result of the injuries her son suffered at East High in 2001-2002, he now suffered from pain, headaches, and schizophrenia. She attached documents to her complaint about the same -2- 2145 four injuries and described her son’s recent