Olga Rodriguez Palomo v. Donald Ray Howard

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-2439

OLGA RODRIGUEZ PALOMO,

Petitioner - Appellee,

v.

DONALD RAY HOWARD,

Respondent - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at
Greensboro. William L. Osteen, Jr., District Judge. (1:19-cv-00884-WO-JLW)

Submitted: March 3, 2020 Decided: July 15, 2020

Before DIAZ, FLOYD, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Donald Ray Howard, Appellant Pro Se. Zachary Thomas Dawson, SMITH MOORE
LEATHERWOOD LLP, Greensboro, North Carolina; Whitney Demain Pierce, FOX
ROTHSCHILD LLP, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Olga Rodriguez Palomo, a citizen and resident of Spain, commenced an action
against Donald Ray Howard, a citizen and resident of the United States, seeking the return
of their son pursuant to Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction and International Child Abduction Remedies Act. After a trial, the district court
found for Palomo and ordered that the child be returned to his mother’s custody in Spain.
Howard appeals.
We review the district court’s factual findings for clear error and its legal
conclusions regarding domestic, foreign, and international law de novo. Maxwell v.
Maxwell, 588 F.3d 245, 250 (4th Cir. 2009). We have reviewed the record and the district
court’s thorough opinion and order and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm
for the reasons stated by the district court. Palomo v. Howard, No. 1:19-cv-00884-WO-
JLW (M.D.N.C. Dec. 6, 2019). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED