In re Termination of Bush

OPINION OF THE COURT

DARRELL DOWTY, Chief Justice.

I. THE LITIGATION

On September 5, 2000, the Cherokee Nation initiated litigation before this Court by filing its Petition for Judicial Review. This matter is properly before this Court pursuant to Title 51 Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, (“CNCA”) Section 1025 and appears to be the first appeal by the Nation since the enactment of the Employee Administrative Procedures Act (“EAPA”) of 1996 found at Title 51, CNCA, Chapter 10, Section 1001, et seq.

Mr. Bush was terminated from employment with the Redbird Smith Health Center on June 30, 2000, having…