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U.S. v. BIGFORD

No. 01-7132.

365 F.3d 859 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rickie Earl BIGFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 13, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Derryberry, Research and Writing Specialist (Paul D. Brunton, Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and Michael A. Abel, Assistant Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Tulsa, OK, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Gallant, Assistant United States Attorney (Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Muskogee, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, EBEL and HENRY, Circuit Judges.

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant was charged with violating the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act ("DPPA"), 18 U.S.C. § 228, for willfully failing to pay a support obligation with respect to a child residing in another state. Defendant filed in the district court a motion to dismiss the indictment, claiming that the Oklahoma default judgment ordering him to pay child support was rendered without personal jurisdiction. The district court concluded that the DPPA does...

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