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Murphy v. Sloan

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on January 26, 2015.

Docket No.14-632
Op. Below9th Cir.
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Issue

Whether the majority of United States courts should continue to interpret the term "habitual residence" in the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction in a manner that directly conflicts with the global consensus outside the United States, the views of the Third, Sixth and Eighth Circuits, and the plain meaning of the term.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Nov 21, 2014
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2014)
Dec 19, 2014
Brief of respondent William Milligan Sloan in opposition filed.
Jan 7, 2015
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 23, 2015.
Jan 12, 2015
Reply of petitioner Elaine Mary Murphy filed. (Distributed)
Jan 26, 2015
Petition DENIED.

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