Legal Opinion
Eunique v. Powell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2002No. 99-56984PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FERNANDEZ; Dissent by Judge KLEINFELD
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge.
Eudene Eunique was denied a passport because she was severely in arrears on her child support payments. She brought an action for declaratory and injunctive relief on the theory that the statute and regulation authorizing that denial were unconstitutional. See 42 U.S.C. § 652(k); 22 C.F.R. § 51.70(a)(8). The district granted summary judgment against her, and she appealed. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
When Eunique’s marriage was dissolved, her husband was awarded custody of the children, and she was ordered to pay child…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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