Legal Opinion

Patrick v. Rivera-Lopez

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 1, 2013No. 12-2413PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Lisandro Patrick appeals a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico dismissing his peti tion for the return of his child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction. He also appeals the district court’s order that he post a bond to proceed with the case. We reverse the district court’s dismissal of his petition and vacate the order imposing a bond.

I. Background

This appeal follows the district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss. As we explain below, the motion to dismiss is more properly treated as a motion for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Abbott v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Lops v. LopsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  3. Cathleen Carmen Mary Whiting v. Peter L. Krassner, A/K/A Mike Cimino Peter KrassnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  4. León Rosario v. TorresSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1980
  5. Lionel Bekier, in the Matter of Jonathan Bekier, Infant v. Bettina Srour Bekier, in the Matter of Jonathan Bekier, Infant, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  4. Kimmel & Silverman, P.C. v. PorroDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
  5. Cordeiro v. Kirwan (In re Kirwan)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016

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