Opinion ID: 2165640
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The District Court Orders Buckhalter to Take a Verified Paternity Test

Text: On December 20, 2004, the State moved to compel Buckhalter to submit to genetic testing. On January 5, 2005, Buckhalter contacted the Lancaster County Attorney's office and told the paralegal that he had taken a private paternity test. The paralegal informed him that he would need to send in the original results with photographs attached to verify that the DNA sample was his. Otherwise, the hearing on the State's motion would take place. Buckhalter did not send the results or any identifying documentation. The court granted the motion and ordered Buckhalter to submit to genetic testing on January 25, 2005. Buckhalter contacted the county attorney's office to reschedule, and the county attorney's office arranged testing for February 22. Buckhalter apparently arrived late for the appointment, and later called the office to reschedule. The county attorney's office rescheduled the paternity test twice more, but Buckhalter did not show up for either of these rescheduled appointments and did not contact the county attorney's office. On May 25, the State filed an affidavit informing the court that Buckhalter had not submitted to genetic testing as ordered.