Tso v. Navajo Housing Authority

OPINION

This case concerns whether a monetary judgment against the Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) may be enforced, or whether sovereign immunity, Navajo statutory exemption from execution, or a circular issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prohibits the enforcement. The Court holds that only certain NHA funds are exempt from execution, and that the judgment must be satisfied with those that are non-exempt. This matter is remanded for findings accounting for the NHA’s exempt and non-exempt income.

I

This appeal arises from Appellee’s attempt to enforce a judgment against the…