Legal Opinion
Atwood v. Fort Peck Tribal Court Assiniboine
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 18, 2008No. 06-35299PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a custody dispute concerning an Indian child, Lexie. After the untimely death of Lexie’s mother, Lexie’s maternal aunt, Defendant Linda L. Flynn Hanson, sought custody through Defendant Fort Peck Tribal Court (“Tribal Court”). The Tribal Court granted temporary custody to Lexie’s maternal grandmother pending the outcome of the custody dispute. Lexie’s non-Indian father, Plaintiff Ross Atwood, then brought this action in federal district court, challenging the jurisdiction of the Tribal Court and alleging a substantive due process violation. The…
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