Legal Opinion
Mendez v. Heller
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 10, 1976No. 290, Docket 75-7369PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of a three-judge court dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint on defendants’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
The facts are not disputed. On March 31, 1973, appellant married Thomas Roman in Puerto Rico. She left her husband in California in June 1974, and moved to New York the following month. Appellant wishes to obtain a New York divorce and alleges that she has grounds therefor based on her husband’s conduct in Puerto Rico and in California. At present, however, she does not satisfy the applicable two-year durational residency…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by54 opinions
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