Begay v. Roberts

OPINION

GRANT, Chief Judge.

This case raises the question of whether Arizona courts have jurisdiction to garnish wages payable to an Indian living and working on a reservation. In a special action, the Coconino County Superior Court upheld the justice court’s jurisdiction to issue two writs of garnishment against ap-pellee/garnishee Salt River Project. For the reasons explained below, we conclude there was no jurisdiction to issue the writs of garnishment. However, we uphold the justice court’s personal jurisdiction over defendant/appellant Tony Begay in the underlying action.

The facts and…