Legal Opinion
Mezo Ex Rel. Mezo-Elmergawi v. Elmergawi
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 13, 1994No. CV 93-3421 (ADS)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
In one of the few cases to address the International Child Abduction Act (the “Child Abduction Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 11601-11610, this Court is called upon to determine whether the Child Abduction Act applies to a situation in which two children are taken from the United States and brought to Egypt and then to Libya.
The plaintiff Barbara Mezo (“Mezo”) commenced this action pursuant to the Child Abduction Act to obtain an injunction ordering the Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, to perform his duties under the Hague Convention on the Civil…
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