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FORD MOTOR CO. v. TODECHEENE

Nos. 02-17048, 02-17165.

394 F.3d 1170 (2005)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe R. TODECHEENE, as the surviving natural parent of Esther Todecheene, deceased; Mary Todecheene, as the surviving natural parent of Esther Todecheene, deceased, Defendants-Appellants, and Navajo Nation District Court; Leroy S. Bedonie, The Honorable, Defendants. Ford Motor Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe R. Todecheene, as the surviving natural parent of Esther Todecheene, deceased; Mary Todecheene, as the surviving natural parent of Esther Todecheene, deceased, Defendants, and Navajo Nation District Court; Leroy S. Bedonie, The Honorable, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 11, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward D. Fitzhugh, Tempe, AZ, for defendants-appellants Joe R. and Mary Todecheene.

Luralene D. Tapahe, Staff Attorney, Navajo Nation Department of Justice, Window Rock, Navajo Nation, AZ, for defendants-appellants Navajo Nation District Courts.

Richard A. Derevan, Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., Irvine, CA, for plaintiff-appellee Ford Motor Company.

Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we ascertain the extent to which a tribal court may exercise jurisdiction over a products liability action arising out of an accident occurring on tribal trust land. Because we conclude that the tribal court lacked jurisdiction over Ford Motor Company (Ford), we AFFIRM the district court.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Tragically, Esther Todecheene, an on-duty law enforcement officer employed...

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