Legal Opinion
Victor Johnson v. Monica Rodrigues (Orozco) Sealed Defendant-98-550-1 Sealed Defendant-98-550-2 Adoption Center of Choice
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 12, 2000No. 99-4127PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Victor Johnson (Plaintiff) brought this action under federal question jurisdiction and as a diversity case, seeking declaratory relief and citing 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1332(a)(1) and the declaratory judgment act. He asserted that Utah’s adoption statutes unconstitutionally denied him — the purported father of a child whose adoption had been obtained in Utah — notice and an opportunity to be heard. Plaintiff also asserted a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress against defendant Monica Rodrigues, alleged to be the child’s mother, and the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by65 opinions
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