Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the lower court improperly deferred to the Indian Child Services Department Manual over state agency rules and interpretations of the Indian Child Welfare Act?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the lower court improperly deferred to the Indian Child Services Department Manual over state agency rules and interpretations of the Indian Child Welfare Act? Whether the Indian Child Services Division has jurisdiction over Indian kids when the mother is not Indian and does not reside on the reservation? Whether the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians tribe or the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux tribe have the right to terminate parental custody?
2020-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-01-27
Brief of respondent Judge John E. Jacobson; Tribal Court of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in opposition filed.
2019-12-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 27, 2020, for all respondents.
2019-12-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 27, 2019 to January 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-27
Response Requested. (Due December 27, 2019)
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-06
Waiver of right of respondents Judge Mary Ringhand, in her official and the Tribal Court of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to respond filed.
2019-11-01
Waiver of right of respondent Scott County to respond filed.
2019-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent Jodi Harpstead, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services to respond filed.
2019-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent Judge John E. Jacobson; Tribal Court of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to respond filed.
2019-10-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2019)