Escaf v. Rodriquez 191 F. Supp. 2d 685 (E. D.
Va. 2002)
In Escaf v. Rodriquez 191 F. Supp. 2d 685 (E. D. Va. 2002) the court
held that a pending action to modify a custody decree is not sufficient
to justify federal court abstention of the mother's Hague petition.