Lawsuits and Final Appeals

Attorneys for the Miami family of Elian Gonzalez from left, Kendall Coffey, Linda Osberg-Braun, Roger Bernstein and Spencer Eig listen to questions during news conference Thursday, June 15th, 2000, in Miami. The attorneys will request a rehearing before all 12 judges of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to examine recent rulings by the Supreme Court that defines a constitutional right for aliens to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Attorneys for the Miami family of Elian Gonzalez, Kendall Coffey, left, answers questions during a news conference as Linda Osberg-Braun looks on Thursday, June 15, 2000 in Miami. The attorneys will request a rehearing before all 12 judges of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to examine recent rulings by the Supreme Court that defines a constitutional right for aliens to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Tom Fitton Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, speaks at a news conference at the Federal Courthouse in Miami prior to filing a $100 million lawsuit Thursday, June 15, 2000. Fitton's lawsuit alledges that 20 people were injured by INS and border patrol officers when they removed Cuban rafter Elian Gonzalez from his Miami relative's home last April. To the left of Fitton is plaintiff Marta Laria and to his right plaintiff Greg Allen. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Wade Lawrence Wade Lawrence, with Judicial Watch in Washington, leaves the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit building in Atlanta Tuesday, June 20, 2000, after filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the Elian Gonzalez case. Attorney's for the government and Elian Gonzalez's father urged the court to reject an appeal by the boy's Miami relatives Tuesday in two filings with the court and allow him to return to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)

court document A copy of the cover sheet of a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta Tuesday, June 20, 2000 that urges the court to reject an appeal by Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives and allow him and his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, to return to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)

Greg Craig Greg Craig, the attorney for Juan Miguel Gonzalez, talks to reporters Friday, June 23, 2000 in Washington after the ruling by 11th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier in the day the federal appeals court in Atlanta unanimously refused to review the custody battle of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez. (AP Photo/Mark Reinstein)

Armando Gutierrez Armando Gutierrez, family spokesman for Elian Gonzalez' Miami relatives, reads a statement at a news conference June 23 from Lazaro Gonzalez regarding the 11th District Court's decision not to hear the relatives appeal. In their last legal effort, attorneys for the relatives are sending their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26. (Colin Braley/Reuters)

Kendall Coffey Attorney Kendall Coffey, speaking, along with the other attorneys representing the Miami relatives of Elian gonzalez, uses a map Monday June 26, 2000 in Miami, of the U.S. showing which judicial districts recognize the constitutional right for aliens in the United States to apply for political asylum. Attorneys for the Miami relatives filed a formal appeal with the full Supreme Court asking them to keep the six-year-old Cuban boy in the United States until the formal appeal is acted on. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Elian Elian Gonzalez, left, and his family arrive at the United Methodist Building in Washington Tuesday, June 27, 2000. Elian could be allowed to return to Cuba by Wednesday, but his Miami relatives are mounting a last-gasp effort to keep him on U.S. soil unless the Supreme Court rules otherwise. Elian's father Juan Miguel Gonzalez at second right. Others in photo are unidentified. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Boitano)

Elian & Juan Miguel Elian Gonzalez and father Juan Miguel leave the United Methodist Building after a short visit on Tuesday June 27, 2000 in Washington D.C. Gonzalez and his family attended a prayer service Tuesday as they awaited a Supreme Court ruling on whether the boy will be allowed to return to his native Cuba. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Boitano)

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	Attorneys for the Miami family of Elian Gonzalez from left, Kendall Coffey, Linda Osberg-Braun, Roger Bernstein and Spencer Eig listen to questions during news conference Thursday, June 15th, 2000, in Miami. The attorneys will request a rehearing before all 12 judges of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to examine recent rulings by the Supreme Court that defines a constitutional right for aliens to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
	Attorneys for the Miami family of Elian Gonzalez, Kendall Coffey, left, answers questions during a news conference as Linda Osberg-Braun looks on Thursday, June 15, 2000 in Miami. The attorneys will request a rehearing before all 12 judges of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to examine recent rulings by the Supreme Court that defines a constitutional right for aliens to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
	Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, speaks at a news conference at the Federal Courthouse in Miami prior to filing a $100 million lawsuit Thursday, June 15, 2000. Fitton's lawsuit alledges that 20 people were injured by INS and border patrol officers when they removed Cuban rafter Elian Gonzalez from his Miami relative's home last April. To the left of Fitton is plaintiff Marta Laria and to his right plaintiff Greg Allen. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
	Wade Lawrence, with Judicial Watch in Washington, leaves the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit building in Atlanta Tuesday, June 20, 2000, after filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the Elian Gonzalez case. Attorney's for the government and Elian Gonzalez's father urged the court to reject an appeal by the boy's Miami relatives Tuesday in two filings with the court and allow him to return to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)
	A copy of the cover sheet of a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta Tuesday, June 20, 2000 that urges the court to reject an appeal by Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives and allow him and his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, to return to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)
	Greg Craig, the attorney for Juan Miguel Gonzalez, talks to reporters Friday, June 23, 2000 in Washington after the ruling by 11th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier in the day the federal appeals court in Atlanta unanimously refused to review the custody battle of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez. (AP Photo/Mark Reinstein)
	Armando Gutierrez, family spokesman for Elian Gonzalez' Miami relatives, reads a statement at a news conference June 23 from Lazaro Gonzalez regarding the 11th District Court's decision not to hear the relatives appeal. In their last legal effort, attorneys for the relatives are sending their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26. (Colin Braley/Reuters)
	Attorney Kendall Coffey, speaking, along with the other attorneys representing the Miami relatives of Elian gonzalez, uses a map Monday June 26, 2000 in Miami, of the U.S. showing which judicial districts recognize the constitutional right for aliens in the United States to apply for political asylum. Attorneys for the Miami relatives filed a formal appeal with the full Supreme Court asking them to keep the six-year-old Cuban boy in the United States until the formal appeal is acted on. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
	Elian Gonzalez, left, and his family arrive at the United Methodist Building in Washington Tuesday, June 27, 2000. Elian could be allowed to return to Cuba by Wednesday, but his Miami relatives are mounting a last-gasp effort to keep him on U.S. soil unless the Supreme Court rules otherwise. Elian's father Juan Miguel Gonzalez at second right. Others in photo are unidentified. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Boitano)
	Elian Gonzalez and father Juan Miguel leave the United Methodist Building after a short visit on Tuesday June 27, 2000 in Washington D.C. Gonzalez and his family attended a prayer service Tuesday as they awaited a Supreme Court ruling on whether the boy will be allowed to return to his native Cuba. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Boitano)