The Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on General Rules of Practice has been asked by the Court to advise it regarding the recognition of tribal court orders and judgments. The recognition of tribal court orders and judgments is currently governed by Rule 10 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. Audio Only: Public Hearing on Recognition of Tribal Court Orders and Judgments
Upper Sioux Community Tribal Court Judge Lenor Scheffler Blaeser Request to Speak Judge John Smith Request to Speak Peter Rademacher Request to Speak Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council Comment Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Comment Frank Bibeau Comment George W. Soule Request to Speak Grand Portage Tribal Court Comment Dale Greene Request to Testify Dale Greene Written Materials ICWA Law Center Comment Indigenous Law and Policy Center Comment Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Court Comment Leonard P. Roy Comment Leonard P. Roy Testimony Lower Sioux Indian Community Comment Lower Sioux Indian Community Tribal Court Chief Judge Jessica L. Ryan Comment Mille Lacs County Attorney Comment Minnesota American Indian Bar Association Comment Minnesota County Attorneys Association Comment Minnesota District Judges Association Comment Minnesota State Bar Association Comment Prairie Island Indian Community Comment Professor Colette Routel Comment Professor Kevin Washburn Comment Randy Thompson Comment Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Comment Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Tribal Court Comment State Representatives’ Comment Tom Van Norman Comment Upper Sioux Community and White Earth Band of Chippewa Tribal Court Judges Comment Upper Sioux Community Comment First District Judges Comment Second District Judges Comment Third District Judges Comment Fourth District Judges Comment Fifth District Judges Comment Sixth District Judges Comment Seventh District Judges Comment Eighth District Judges Comment Ninth District Judges Comment Judge Anne Rasmussen Comment Judge Korey Wahwassuck Comment Tenth District Judges Comment
Leonard Roy
Forum Petition Filed November 30, 2016 Appendix A to Forum Petition filed November 30, 2016 Memo to MHC re Tribal Court Judgements
Petitioner’s Response to Committee Questions
Draft rule excerpt (this is not a final committee proposal but a draft being considered by the committee) Forum Petitioner’s Written Comments filed September 7, 2017 Dale Green Written Comments filed September 8, 2017 Leonard Roy Written Comments filed September 8, 2017
Robert Blaeser comment September 9, 2017 Dale Greene email September 25, 2017 Dale Greene email attachment of White Earth Reservation Tribal Council Resolution 019-17-004