United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for the return of his children to Germany, under the Hague Convention of the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, is dismissed where plaintiff failed to sustain his burden to establish that Germany was the children's habitual residence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2004
• Published 12/09/2004

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:, Before: HAWKINS, THOMAS, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeremiah W. Holder, pro se, Darmstadt, Germany, appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• A. Chad Allred, Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC, Seattle, WA, for the appellee.