Antonio Buechold, a Minor, Represented by Henry M. Jonas, Guardian Ad Litem v. Antonio Ortiz, Carola Kometer, a Minor, Represented by Henry M. Jonas, Guardian Ad Litem v. Jose v. Castro

401 F.2d 371 Antonio BUECHOLD, a minor, represented by Henry M. Jonas, Guardian ad litem, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Antonio ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellee. Carola KOMETER, a minor, represented by Henry M. Jonas, Guardian ad litem, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jose V. CASTRO, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 21472, 21473. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Oct. 1, 1968. 1 Henry M. Jonas (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for appellant. 2 No appearance for appellees. 3 Before HAMLEY and MERRILL, Circuit Judges, and CROCKER, District judge. CROCKER, District Judge: 4 The District Court dismissed these two cases without an appearance by the appellees on the basis that it lacked jurisdiction to hear them, and granted leave to appeal in forma pauperis, pursuant to Section 1915 of Title 28 of the United States Code. This court has jurisdiction of the appeals under the provisions of Title 28, Section 1291, of the United States Code. The sole issue presented by both cases is whether a United States District Court has original jurisdiction of cases involving paternity and child support brought on behalf of a German citizen against a citizen of California. 5 In both cases Henry M. Jonas was duly…