Legal Opinion
Acothley v. Perry
Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Decided March 1, 2011No. SC-CV-08-11PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND OMNIBUS ORDER AND WRIT OF SUPERINTENDING CONTROL
On January 26, 2011, Petitioners’ Counsel David Jordan filed an application to this court to issue a Writ of Superintending Control in order to disqualify the Special Prosecutor (SP) and Window Rock District Court judges, and dismiss the above cases. The basis for the application is delay in the proceedings, ex parte contact between Respondent Judge Carol Perry and the SP Alan L. Balaran, prosecuto-rial misconduct, and the SP’s unlicensed practice of law. At the time of this application, a motion for Mr. Jordan’s disqualification as…
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