Legal Opinion
DiRuggiero v. Rodgers
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 17, 1984No. Nos. 83-5481, 83-5628PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
In Flood v. Braaten, 727 F.2d 303 (3d Cir.1984), this court held that a claim alleging noncompliance with the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1980 (PKPA)1 arises under federal law within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (1982). In this case we are asked to decide whether the so-called “domestic relations” exception to the diversity jurisdiction bars federal jurisdiction over a PKPA-related state-law claim for damages arising from the wrongful abduction of a child from the spouse entitled to custody. We hold that the complaint alleges a colorable…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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