Legal Opinion
Leyda v. Roach
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided January 8, 1987No. Civ. 86-171-D-2PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RULING AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
VIETOR, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action under the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C. § 1738A. He asserts that jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1331, which provides that the federal district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.
Plaintiff alleges in his complaint that he and defendant were married to one another in Iowa in 1977, and in 1978 a child, Kimberly, was bom to them. In 1981 defendant commenced a dissolution of marriage action…
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