O'DONOVAN-COLIN

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

INTRODUCTION

Presently before the Court are Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and Defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. For the reasons discussed below, summary judgment for plaintiffs is DENIED, and summary judgment for defendants is GRANTED.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On November 28, 1980, plaintiff Neal O’Donovan-Conlin (“O’Donovan-Conlin”) was born in West Berlin, Germany, to plaintiff David Conlin III (“Conlin”), a U.S. citizen, and Heather O’Donovan, an Irish citizen. Conlin and Heather O’Donovan were unmarried at the time of O’Donovan-Conlin’s birth. However, they were subse quently married in Arizona on August 28, 1991, and they lived together as husband and wife in Arizona for approximately three months.

Plaintiff O’Donovan-Conlin currently resides in San Francisco, California with his mother. He has lived in the United States with her since 1985. Plaintiff Conlin currently resides in Arizona. He has lived there for most of his life, except for vacations and temporary work in Saudi Arabia from January 1977 to July 1978 and in Germany from August 1978 to…