Chapo v. Navajo Nation

Opinion delivered by

BATES ARTHUR, Chief Justice.

The issue in this case concerns whether Appellees are immune from suit under the Navajo Sovereign Immunity Act, 1 N.N.C. §§ 551 etseq. We vacate the district court’s Order in part and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings.

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This case arises out of an order of detention of a minor by the Ramah District Court. The Ramah District Court adjudicated April Chapo a Child in Need of Supervision (CHINS) under the Navajo Children’s Code. Defendant-Appellee William Platero is the juvenile presenting officer who filed the petition.…