Legal Opinion

Pearsall v. Tribal Council for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon

Grand Ronde Tribal Court

Decided February 19, 2003No. Nos. 02-02-004, 02-04-002Published

1Opinion of the Court

*158ORDER AFFIRMING TRIBAL COUNCILS’ FINDINGS AND OPINION

SIDNEY LEZAK, Pro Tem Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

This matter arises out of Petitioner’s temporary suspension from the Tribal Council (“Council”) stemming from claims that Petitioner improperly threatened and intimidated Tribal member Jan Michael Reibach during certain encounters the two men had in the spring of 2001.1 Pursuant to the Tribe’s Ethical Standards Ordinance (“TESO”), Mr. Reibaeh’s complaints were presented to a Hearings Officer, former Yakima Tribal Court Chief Judge Rory SnowArrow Flint Knife. Following a lengthy evidentiary hearing on…

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  2. Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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  4. Opp Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of LaborSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Schweiker v. McClureSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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