Paz Gomez v. Reyes Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE RUBEN PAZ GOMEZ, CASE NO. C24-5645-KKE Petitioner, ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING v. CONFERENCE YANISLEIDY REYES GONZALEZ, Respondent.

Petitioner, Ruben Paz Gomez, filed this case under the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Convention”) and the International Child Abductions Remedies Act (“ICARA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9001. Dkt. No. 12. Petitioner alleges his daughter was wrongfully removed from Mexico by her mother, Respondent Yanisleidy Reyes Gonzalez. Id. On September 5, 2024, Petitioner provided proof of service of the Petition, the accompanying declaration and exhibits, and Summons on “an adult woman who appeared to reside at” Respondent’s “usual place of abode.” Dkt. No. 14 at 2, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(2)(B).

Respondent has not yet appeared.

Under the Convention and ICARA, the Court must “‘use the most expeditious procedures available’ to decide petitions arising under the Convention, with decisions generally expected within six weeks from the date of filing.” Colchester v. Lazaro, 16 F.4th 712, 717 (9th Cir. 2021).

The Court must ensure this case is handled expeditiously and thus ORDERS the following: 1 1. A Scheduling Conference is set for Monday, September 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM via Zoom.

2 Join ZoomGov Meeting: https://wawd-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/160 4152812?pwd=tZlHXuP0aUEZwi0T4rmKoYWnXaJBjM.1 Meeting ID: 160 415 2812 Passcode: 714706 5 2. Petitioner’s counsel is ordered to provide a copy of this order to Respondent by mail 6 and email.

7 3. To the extent either Party intends to provide their own interpreter, they must inform the 8 Court by September 18, 2024 by emailing the Courtroom Deputy at 9 [email protected].

10 4. To the extent either Party requests the Court provide an interpreter, they must submit 11 the request by September 18, 2024 by emailing the Courtroom Deputy at 12 [email protected].

13 5. The Parties should be prepared to discuss the following topics at the hearing: the safety 14 of the child, Respondent’s efforts to locate counsel, whether a Guardian Ad Litem 15 should be appointed, any other pending cases between the Parties, the need for 16 discovery, the timing and length of the evidentiary hearing and the Parties’ anticipated 17 witnesses and exhibits, and whether mediation should be ordered.

19 Dated this 12th day of September, 2024.

A Kymberly K. Evanson 22 United States District Judge