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DeMENT v. OGLALA SIOUX TRIBAL COURT

Nos. 88-5105, 88-5106.

874 F.2d 510 (1989)

Henry F. DeMENT, Jr., on behalf of himself and as custodian to Rachel, Jacqueline and Genevieve DeMent, Appellee, v. OGLALA SIOUX TRIBAL COURT; Patrick Lee, Judge, Debra Redner, Appellant. Henry F. DeMENT, Jr., on behalf of himself and as custodian to Rachel, Jacqueline and Genevieve DeMent, Appellee, v. OGLALA SIOUX TRIBAL COURT; Patrick Lee, Judge; Appellants, Debra Redner.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mario Gonzalez, Pine Ridge, S.D., for appellant.

Before HEANEY and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and LARSON, District Judge.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Debra Redner and the Oglala Sioux Tribal Court appeal the district court order finding that the tribal court lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate a custody battle between Redner and her former husband, Henry DeMent.1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

BACKGROUND

Henry DeMent and Debra Redner have three minor children: Rachel, Jacqueline and Genevieve. When DeMent, a non-Indian, and Redner, a member...

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