WATSO v. LOUREY

No. 18-1723.

929 F.3d 1024 (2019)

Kimberly WATSO, individually and on behalf of C.H. and C.P., her minor children; Kaleen Dietrich, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tony LOUREY, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Human Services; Scott County; Judge John E. Jacobson, in his official capacity; Tribal Court of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; Judge Mary Ringhand, in her official capacity; Tribal Court of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erick G. Kaardal , William F. Mohrman , MOHRMAN & KAARDAL, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Aaron Edward Winter , Assistant Attorney General, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Saint Paul, MN, for Defendant-Appellee Tony Lourey.

James Robert Andreen , ERSTAD & RIEMER, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellee Scott County.

Richard Alan Duncan , Joshua Todd Peterson , FAEGRE & BAKER, Minneapolis, MN, Gregory Scott Paulson , BRODEEN & PAULSON, New Brighton, MN, for Defendants-Appellees Judge John Ernst Jacobson and Tribal Court of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community.

Joseph Plumer , PLUMER LAW OFFICE, Bemidji, MN, for Defendants-Appellees Tribal Court of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and Judge Mary Ringhand.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


Kimberly Watso, individually and for her minor children C.P. and C.H., and her mother Kaleen Dietrich sued the Department of Human Services Commissioner, Scott County, two tribal courts, and related tribal judges. They contested the tribal court's jurisdiction over C.P. and C.H.'s child custody proceedings. The district court...

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