Decided

No. 11-1347

Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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Docket Entries

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Scalia and Breyer, JJ., joined.

Letter and copy of the judgment issued by the English High Court of Justice Family Division in Larbie v. Larbie counsel for the respondent received and distributed.

Argued. For petitioner: Michael E. Manely, Marietta, Ga.; and Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Stephen J. Cullen, Washington, D. C.

Proposal to lodge copies of proceedings, in the Larbie v. Larbie case before the High Court of Justice Family Division, pursuant to a request of the UKCA under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International child Abduction filed.

Respondent's lodging proposals approved. Twenty copies each of documents from the Sheriff Court of South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway at Airdrie, Scotland, and of the Notice of Intention to Defend in the Sheriff Court of South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway at Airdrie, Scotland.

Lodging approved. Twenty copies of a decision by the Constitutional Court of Spain from the Solicitor General received and distributed.

Proposal of respondent to lodge copies of the Notice of Intention to Defend in the Sheriff Court of South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway at Airdrie, Scotland.

Reply of petitioner Jeffrey Lee Chafin filed. (Distributed)

Motion for divided argument filed by respondent DENIED.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Petitioner's opposition to motion of respondent for divided argument.

Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Lynne Hales Chafin.

Brief amicus curiae of Centre for Family Law and Policy filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Proposal of respondent to lodge copies of documents from the Sheriff Court of South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway at Airdrie, Scotland, which are cited to in her brief, petitioner's and the brief of the United States.

Brief of respondent Lynne Hales Chafin filed. (Distributed)

Record from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Alabama is electronic.

CIRCULATED.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Center for Missing and Exploited Children filed.

Proposal of the Solicitor General to lodge copies of a decision by the Constitutional Court of Spain, translated, which is cited to in their amicus curiae brief.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 box)

Brief of petitioner Jeffrey Lee Chafin filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, December 5, 2012.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012.

Brief of respondent Lynne Hales Chafin in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2012)

Parties

Jeffrey Lee Chafin, Petitioner, represented by Michael E. Manely

Lynne Hales Chafin, Respondent, represented by Stephen J. Cullen

Amici Curiae

Centre for Family Law and Policy, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bruce A. Boyer

Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nicole A. Saharsky

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas Hallward-Driemeier

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

 
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