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NAVAJO NATION v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE YAKAMA

Nos. 01-35039, 01-35041.

331 F.3d 1041 (2003)

NAVAJO NATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James W. Norris; Gayle Norris, Defendants-Appellees, v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA INDIAN NATION, Plaintiff-Intervenor. Navajo Nation, Plaintiff, v. James W. Norris; Gayle Norris, Defendants-Appellees, v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 9, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig J. Dorsay, Portland, Oregon, for plaintiff-appellant Navajo Nation.

Mary T. Wynne (briefed), Okanogan, Washington, and Craig J. Dorsay (argued), Portland, Oregon, for plaintiff-intervenor-appellant Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation.

Todd W. Rosencrans, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, Washington, for defendants-appellees James W. Norris and Gayle Norris.

Before: REAVLEY, TASHIMA, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:

The Navajo and Yakama Nations and Confederated Tribes ("Nations") appeal the district court's summary judgment in favor of James and Gayle Norris ("the Norrises"), rejecting Nations' challenge to the validity of the Norrises' adoption of K.H., an Indian child. Nations also assert error due to the district court's denial of Nations' motions to compel additional discovery and to reconsider its ruling.

At oral argument, the parties agreed...

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