BELCOURT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. v. DAVIS

Nos. 14-1541, 14-1542, 14-1543, 14-1545, 14-1548.

786 F.3d 653 (2015)

BELCOURT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT; Angel Poitra, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Ella DAVIS, Defendant-Appellee Turtle Mountain Tribal Court, Defendant Belcourt Public School District, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Erica Malaterre, Defendant-Appellee Turtle Mountain Tribal Court, Defendant Belcourt Public School District; Chris Parisien, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Mike Nelson; Judy Nelson on behalf of their Minor Child S.N., Defendants-Appellees Turtle Mountain Tribal Court, Defendant Belcourt Public School District; Roman Marcellais; School Board Members for the Belcourt Public School District, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Bruce Allard; Martin Desjarlais; Jeff Laducer; Chad Marcellais; Robert St. Germaine, Defendants-Appellees Turtle Mountain Tribal Court, Defendant Belcourt Public School District; Roman Marcellais; School Board Members for the Belcourt Public School District, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Steve Herman, Defendant-Appellee Turtle Mountain Tribal Court, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel Bruner-Kaufman, argued, Jonathan P. Sanstead, on the brief, Bismarck, ND, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Reed Soderstrom, argued and on the brief, Minot, ND, for Defendant-Appellee Erica Malaterre.

Donald George Bruce, argued and on the brief, Belcourt, ND, for Defendant-Appellee Ella Davis, Mike and Judy Nelson, Bruce Allard, Martin Desjarlais, Jeff Laducer, Chad Marcellais, Robert St. Germaine, and Steve Herman.

Before BYE, SMITH, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff-Appellants, Belcourt Public School District ("School District") and certain of its employees, brought an action against Defendant-Appellees, members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians ("Tribe") and the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court ("Tribal Court"), seeking (1) a declaration that the Tribal Court lacks...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases