The Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in the case of Dawson v. Dylla. Mr. Dawson appealed the U.S. District Court's order that dismissed his Hague Abduction access petition with prejudice. The Tenth Circuit vacated and remanded with directions to dismiss his petition without prejudice. After … Read More about Case Update (10 Nov 2021): Dawson v. Dylla; Hague Abduction access; Younger abstention
Case Update (12 Nov 2021): Matrai v. Hiromoto; abstention; abduction prevention
In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of Mr. Matrai's suit that he filed against the family court judge that put in place child abduction prevention measures. Judge Hiromoto issued a $5,000,000 bond before Mr. Matrai could see his son to prevent the child from being … Read More about Case Update (12 Nov 2021): Matrai v. Hiromoto; abstention; abduction prevention
Case Update (2020): Matrai v. Hiramoto; Younger abstention, suit against family court judge for abduction prevention measures, access rights under Hague Abduction Convention
A father, Gyorgy Matrai, sued his California family court judge in the U.S. District Court for the ND California for ordering a bond of $5 million before Mr. Matrai could see his son. Mr. Matrai argues that the bond violates his, and his son's, substantive due process rights under the 14th … Read More about Case Update (2020): Matrai v. Hiramoto; Younger abstention, suit against family court judge for abduction prevention measures, access rights under Hague Abduction Convention
Case Update (2020): Cordoba v. Mullins; 1980 Hague Abduction Convention, Abstention Doctrine
The June 23, 2020 opinion in Cordoba v. Mullins raises an interesting abstention issue between a State Court divorce and protection order case and a Federal Hague Abduction return petition. Ms. Mullins (Mother) allegedly absconded with the parties’ two minor children to Illinois on … Read More about Case Update (2020): Cordoba v. Mullins; 1980 Hague Abduction Convention, Abstention Doctrine
Case Update (2020): Barron v. Kendall; 1980 Convention, Federal vs. State Court, Abstention Doctrine
The U.S. District Court issued a new order on May 18, 2020 in the Barron v. Kendall case related to the issue of abstention in a Hague Abduction return proceeding simultaneously before the state courts and the federal courts. In this case, the father allegedly abducted the parties’ 5-year-old … Read More about Case Update (2020): Barron v. Kendall; 1980 Convention, Federal vs. State Court, Abstention Doctrine