Grinnell v. Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon

OPINION

JOHNSON, Associate Justice.

Petitioner appeals the trial court’s order dismissing his petition for judicial review of an adverse employment decision under Tribal Code Section 255.5(d). The trial court concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We agree and affirm.

Petitioner was employed as the Tribe’s Human Resources Manager. Petitioner provided a copy of a letter from the Tribe’s General Manager, Cliff Adams, stating that his employment was terminated effective October 4, 2002. Although his petition refers to the letter as a “Final Employment Decision,” he agrees that he did…