Legal Opinion
Templeton v. Witham
District Court, S.D. California
Decided October 5, 1984No. Civ. 84-1099-T(M)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
TURRENTINE, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs Darlene Templeton and the Imperial County Juvenile Court (“the California court”) brought this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1738A, which is part of the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1980 (“PKPA”), P.L. 96-611, 94 Stat. 3569, for a declaratory judgment that the California court has jurisdiction to decide the placement of a minor, Debra Kay Templeton, the natural daughter of the plaintiff.
Debra was born in Imperial County on August 23, 1979. Because of the state of her mental health, Darlene felt herself unable to care for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kumar v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Betty Braaten Flood v. Gerald C. BraatenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
3Cited by3 opinions
- State of Florida, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services Ex Rel. State, Department of Human Services v. ThorntonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Rogers v. PlattDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Templeton v. WithamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986