Legal Opinion
Denise F. Delavigne v. Dorsey H. Delavigne, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1976No. 75--2203PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
In a divorce action sought to be removed to the district court, the husband (defendant in the state court) appeals from an order of remand. Removal was sought under 28 U.S.C. § 1443(1) on the ground that sex discrimination would preclude the husband from receiving a fair trial in the state court. 1 We affirm.
I
In the state courts of Maryland, plaintiff and defendant each instituted separate actions against the other for divorce. We are concerned only with the wife’s suit against the husband, instituted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, in which she…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- City of Greenwood v. PeacockSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Georgia v. RachelSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Patterson v. American Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Estate of Watson v. BlumenthalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Henry P. Earnest, Jesse Earnest, Jr., Anita Earnest McCohn and Ida Earnest v. Leo LowentrittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Collins v. Hesson (In Re Hesson)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1996
- Wilkins v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
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