Supreme Court of the United States

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether, upon finding that return to the country of habitual residence places a child at grave risk, a district court is required to consider ameliorative measures that would facilitate the return of the child notwithstanding the grave risk finding.


DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jan 26 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)
Mar 01 2021 | Brief of respondent Isacco Saada in opposition filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Individuals and Organizations Advocating for Victims of Domestic Violence (Sanctuary for Families, Inc., et al.) filed.
Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center filed.
Mar 16 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
Mar 16 2021 | Reply of petitioner Narkis Golan filed. (Distributed)
Apr 05 2021 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Oct 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Nov 16 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
Dec 06 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
Dec 10 2021 | Petition GRANTED.
Jan 11 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Narkis Golan
Jan 19 2022 | Brief of petitioner Narkis Golan filed.
Jan 19 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jan 24 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Child Justice, Inc., Prevent Child Abuse NY and Professor Jennifer Baum filed.
Jan 24 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Isacco Saada
Jan 26 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.
Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Hague Convention Delegates Jamison Selby Borek & James Hergen filed.
Jan 26 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former Judges filed.
Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Social Workers, et al. filed.
Jan 26 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center filed.
Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Domestic Violence Survivors filed.
Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Individuals and Organizations Advocating for Victims of Domestic Violence (Sanctuary for Families, Inc. et al.) filed.
Jan 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Italian Organizations Advocating for Victims of Domestic Violence filed.
Jan 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in support of neither party filed.
Jan 27 2022 | The record received from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit has been electronically filed.
Jan 28 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, March 22, 2022.
Feb 03 2022 | The record received from the U.S.D.C. Eastern District of New York has been electronically filed.
Feb 11 2022 | CIRCULATED
Feb 18 2022 | Brief of respondent Isacco Saada filed. (Distributed)
Feb 24 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of International Academy of Family Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Feb 25 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law Linda J. Silberman, Robert G. Spector, and Louise Ellen Teitz filed. (Distributed)
Feb 25 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Child Abduction Lawyers Association (CALA) filed. (Distributed)
Feb 25 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Mar 04 2022 | Proposal of respondent to lodge a copy and a certified English translation of the December 16, 2021 order of the Milan Court of First Instance in Saada v. Golan filed. (Distributed)
Mar 07 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED in part, and the time is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 35 minutes for respondent.
Mar 11 2022 | Reply of petitioner Narkis Golan filed. (Distributed)
Mar 15 2022 | The Clerk has approved respondent's lodging proposal of March 4, 2022.
Mar 15 2022 | Redacted order and redacted certified English translation of December 16, 2021 order of Court of First Instance of Milan lodged. (Distributed)