Legal Opinion
Navajo Nation v. Norris
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2003No. Nos. 01-35039, 01-35041PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
The Navajo and Yakama Nations and Confederated Tribes (“Nations”) appeal the district court’s summary judgment in favor of James and Gayle Norris (“the Norrises”), rejecting Nations’ challenge to the validity of the Norrises’ adoption of K.H., an Indian child. Nations also assert error due to the district court’s denial of Nations’ motions to compel additional discovery and to reconsider its ruling.
At oral argument, the parties agreed that resolution of this case hinges on whether the district court clearly erred in determining the domicile of K.H. under the Indian…
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