Staff Relief, Inc. v. Polacca

Opinion delivered by

YAZZIE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a contempt judgment by the Tuba City District Court. Delmar Ray Polacca (“Polacca”) is a medical technician who had been previously employed by the Indian Health Service (“IHS”) facility in Tuba City, Navajo Nation (Arizona). It appears that he lost his job there due to “downsizing” policies of the U.S. Government. The Indian Health Service responded to staff *55needs by contracting with private firms to recruit medical personnel, and Staff Relief, Inc. (“SRI”) is one such firm. It is what is known as a “head hunter,” which is a…