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AMRO v. IOWA DIST. COURT FOR STORY COUNTY

No. 87-1637.

429 N.W.2d 135 (1988)

Ahmed S. AMRO, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR STORY COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Corrected October 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy McCarthy II, Des Moines, for plaintiff.

Ann Beneke, Nevada, for defendant.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, CARTER, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

The district court found Ahmed S. Amro to be in contempt of the court's order requiring him to return his infant son to his ex-wife, Souad Mejdouli. The court ordered that Ahmed be incarcerated until he complied with the order. We granted certiorari in this case to determine the legality of the court's contempt order. We find the court orders to be lawful and annul the writ.

I. Background.

Ahmed S. Amro came to the United...

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