DANAIPOUR v. McLAREY

Nos. 02-1065, 02-1070.

286 F.3d 1 (2002)

Iraj DANAIPOUR, Petitioner, Appellee, v. Kristina McLAREY, Respondent, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth B. Burnett with whom Beth I.Z. Boland, Jennifer Sulla, Francine Wachtmann, Meredith Brand Wade, and Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. were on brief for appellant.

Stephen J. Cullen with whom Mary A. Azzarito, Nancy J. Baskin, and Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. were on brief for appellee.

Barbara F. Berenson, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, and Deepa S. Isac, Assistant Attorney General, on brief for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, amicus curiae.

Barry S. Pollack, Anthony L. Bolzan, Amber R. Anderson, and Dechert Price & Rhoads on brief for Leadership Council for Mental Health, Justice, & the Media, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Community Legal Services and Counseling Center, Children's Law Center of Massachusetts, Inc., Gloucester Men Against Domestic Abuse, and Emerge, Inc., amici curiae.

Nora Sjoblom Sanchez and Pauline Quirion on brief for Massachusetts Citizens for Children, Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts, Greater Boston Legal Services, Jane Doe Inc., Domestic Violence Council, Inc., and Rebecca M. Bolen, amici curiae.

Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

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