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STATE EX REL. CHOCTAW NATION v. SIFFERMAN

No. SD 37148.

633 S.W.3d 876 (2021)

STATE of Missouri EX REL. CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA, Relator, v. Honorable Scott S. SIFFERMAN, Associate Circuit Judge, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

Filed: October 6, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Relator — Heidi Doerhoff Vollet of Jefferson City, MO; James R. Layton of St. Louis, MO.

Attorney for Respondent Judge — Scott S. Sifferman Acting Pro Se.

Attorneys for Minor — William Petrus of Mt. Vernon, MO (GAL); Matthew D. McGill , David W. Casazza , Robert Batista , Todd Shaw of Washington, D.C.

Attorneys for Respondents Foster Parents — Toni M. Fields of Cassville, MO; Paul Clement , Erin Murphy of Washington, D.C.; Kevin Neylan of New York, NY.

Procedural History

Child was born in May 2018. Child's biological father ("B.F.") is a member of the Choctaw Indian Nation of Oklahoma ("Choctaw Nation").1 There is no indication Child's biological mother ("K.F.") was a member of any Indian tribe.

Shortly after birth, Child...

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