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DOE v. DOE

No. 81-1631.

660 F.2d 101 (1981)

John DOE and Ann Smith Doe, Petitioners, v. Jane DOE, on behalf of her son, Jack Doe, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Melesco, Rocky Mount, Va., for petitioners.

Marcia Robinson Lowry, New York City, for respondent.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and HALL, Circuit Judges.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

John Doe and Ann Smith Doe petition this court to grant a writ of prohibition or mandamus prohibiting the District Court for the Western District of Virginia from exercising jurisdiction over a habeas corpus petition in the case of Jane Doe, on behalf of her son, Jack Doe v. John Doe and Ann Smith Doe, No. 80-0089(R). We find petitioners' contentions well taken.

John Doe and Jane Doe were married in June 1967, and that marriage...

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