BENNETT v. BENNETT

No. 80-2359.

682 F.2d 1039 (1982)

Thomas A. BENNETT, Appellant, v. Patricia A. BENNETT.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin A. Marshall, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mark A. Bayer, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge, EDWARDS and BORK, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case is profoundly sad. A father alleges that his former wife kidnapped their child and took him out of the District of Columbia to the State of Ohio. The father invokes the federal diversity forum to bring a suit in tort, asking for both monetary damages and injunctive...

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