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The father, James Boldt, then appealed the decision of the OSC to the [https://www.supremecourt.gov/ United States Supreme Court], however a writ of certiorari was denied.<ref>555 US 814. No. 07–1348. Boldt v. Boldt. Sup. Ct. Ore. Certiorari denied. October 6, 2008. Reported below: 344 Ore. 1, 176 P. 3d 388. (2008).</ref>
The case on remand was now in the Jackson County Circuit Court again. Judge Lisa Greif held a hearing on 22 April 2009. Misha/Jimmy testified in chambers "that he did NOT want to be circumcised, he did NOT want to convert to Judaism, was afraid of his father and wanted to live with his mother."<ref name="svoboda2010" /> <ref name="geisheker2009">{{REFweb
[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] filed two ''amicus curiae'' briefs in this case and was successful in protecting the boy's [[foreskin]] from [[circumcision]].
The case also set a legal precedent regarding the rights of the male child to legal protection of his person.
==Commentary on Boldt v. Boldt==