Legal Opinion
Crouse v. Creanza
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided May 1, 1987No. 87-C-76-SPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SHABAZ, District Judge.
Before the Court is the motion of the defendants to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, or alternatively for failure to state a claim. 1 Plaintiff seeks a declaration that California state courts, and not Wisconsin state courts, have jurisdiction to decide the custody of his daughter and that defendants seek no further orders from Wisconsin courts regarding paternity or custody of the child. Plaintiff asserts that jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1738A.
FACTS
For purposes of this motion the Court assumes the following facts:
Plaintiff Carl…
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