SAADA v. GOLAN

No. 19-820-cv. August Term 2018

930 F.3d 533 (2019)

Isacco Jacky SAADA, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Narkis Aliza GOLAN, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: July 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marissa C.M. Doran ( Claudia Hammerman , Karen R. King , and Daniel H. Levi , on the brief), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent-Appellant.

Richard Min , Burger Green & Min LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Rachel G. Skaistis , Amal El Bakhar , and Harry Black , Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Dean Jeffrey L. Edleson, Ph.D.; Professor Steven Marans, Ph.D.; Professor Evan Stark, Ph.D.; Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda, Ph.D.; Dr. Marie G. Rudden, M.D.; the National Association of Social Workers; and the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence.

Anita F. Stork , Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, CA, Shailee Diwanji Sharma , Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY, and Ryan R. Roberts , Covington & Burling LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for Amici Curiae Sanctuary for Families, Inc.; Pathways to Safety International; Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project; Her Justice Inc.; Day One New York Inc.; National Network to End Domestic Violence; Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence New York; Safe Center LI, Inc.; Legal Momentum; Professor Deborah Epstein, Co-Director, Georgetown University Law Center Domestic Violence Clinic; Battered Mothers Custody Conference; Lansner & Kubitschek; Professor Leigh Goodmark, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; Professor Merle Weiner; New York Legal Assistance Group; Safe Horizon, Inc.; Urban Resource Institute; and Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, National Program Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars.

Before: Winter, Cabranes, and Raggi, Circuit Judges.


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