Bandzius v. Sulcaite, No. 1:2018cv03811 - Document 40 (N.D. Ill. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr on 10/15/2018: For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, petitioner Albertas Bandius's petition for return of his children to Lithuania 1 is denied. Enter Judgment Order. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice(air, )
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Bandzius v. Sulcaite Doc. 40 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALBERTAS DCPF™KWU, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. CKUVG" WNECKV . Defendant-Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 18-EX-3811 Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Albertas Dcpf kwu seeks the return to Lithuania of his two sons, who have lived kp" Ejkeciq" ukpeg" Lwn{" 4236" ykvj" vjgkt" oqvjgt." Respondent Aiste wneckv . Dcpf kwu" hkngf" a ÐXgtkhkgf"Eqornckpv"cpf"Rgvkvkqp"hqt"Tgvwtp"qh"vjg"EjknftgpÑ op"Oc{ 31, 423:, pursuant to the Jciwg"Eqpxgpvkqp"qp"Ekxkn"Curgevu"qh"Kpvgtpcvkqpcn"Ejknf"Cdfwevkqp"*the ÐJciwg"EqpxgpvkqpÑ"qt" the “EqpxgpvkqpÑ+."Qev0"47"3;:2."V0K0C.S. No 33892."3565"W0P0V0U0":;."gpcevgf"kpvq"law through the Kpvgtpcvkqpcn"Ejknf"Cdfwevkqp"Tgogfkgu"Cev"*ÐKECTCÑ+."44"W0U0E0"¸¸";223-;233 *4226). 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