Legal Opinion
LaRance v. Hopi Tribe
Hopi Appellate Court
Decided October 11, 2010No. Nos. 2010-AP-0001, 2007-CV-0103PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FRED LOMAYESVA, Chief Justice.
Factual and Procedural History
[1] On July 11, 2002, the Hopi Tribal Council formally appointed Appellant Gary LaRance as Chief Judge of the Hopi Tribal Court via Hopi Tribal Resolution H-088-2002. Resolution H-088-2002 provided that Appellant could only be terminated for cause and by following the procedures set out under Hopi Tribal Ordinance 21, Section 1.5.1. On August 28, 2002, Chairman Wayne Taylor entered into an employment contract with Appellant to serve as Chief Judge.
[2] On April 23, 2007, Vice Chairman Todd Honyaoma, Sr., notified…
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- Monestersky v. Hopi TribeHopi Appellate Court · 2002
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