Legal Opinion
Peppin v. Lewis
New York City Family Court
Decided December 2, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
W. Dennis Duggan, J.
In this case, the court holds that the “fugitive disentitlement doctrine” prohibits the respondent (mother) from filing a petition by order to show cause seeking affirmative relief in the pending action.1 This appears to be a case of first impression in *152New York in a civil case and the first case of any type in New York in which this doctrine’s full parameters have been specifically examined. While New York appellate courts have frequently dismissed criminal appeals when the defendant has jumped bail, the legal principles to be applied in those types of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Degen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Ortega-Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Walsh v. WalshCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- People of the State of N.Y. v. . GenetNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
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