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Lozano v. Alvarez

Pending petition
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
12-820 2d Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
 

Issue: (1) Whether a district court considering a petition under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction for the return of an abducted child may equitably toll the running of the one-year filing period when the abducting parent has concealed the whereabouts of the child from the left-behind parent; and (2) whether an abducted child can be “settled” in the United States, within the meaning of Article 12 of the Convention, where it is undisputed that both the abducting parent and the child are residing illegally in the United States, and the abducting parent presents no evidence of a legitimate pending application or basis under existing law for seeking a change in their immigration status.

DateProceedings and Orders
Jan 2 2013Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2013)
Feb 4 2013Brief of respondent Diana Lucia Montoya Alvarez in opposition filed.
Feb 14 2013Reply of petitioner Manuel Jose Lozano filed.
Feb 20 2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 15, 2013.
Mar 18 2013The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
May 24 2013Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 4 2013Supplemental brief of petitioner Manuel Jose Lozano filed.
Jun 4 2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013.
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