Battese v. Battese

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

7 NTC Sec. 801(a) requires a party to request permission from the Chief Justice to appeal a final judgment or order, stating the reasons why an appeal is requested. Sec. 801(b) gives the Chief Justice the discretion to review the request for appeal and, if he "thinks the reasons show probable cause for review ... he shall peraiit the appeal."

This is a divorce case in which a former husband and wife are disputing the division of major marital asset - a home in St. Michaels, Navajo Nation (Arizona). At first the petitioner, Kathy Battese, filed her request for appeal…