No. 21-1471

Denise Halvorson, et vir v. Hennepin County Children’s Services Department, et al.

Lower Court: Minnesota
Docketed: 2022-05-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)
Tags: consent-requirement due-process federal-indian-law foster-care indian-child-welfare-act jurisdictional-transfer nonmember nonmember-party state-court tribal-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-06-22 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court can order the transfer of a foster care proceeding to tribal court when it forces a nonmember party residing outside the reservation to the tribal court's jurisdiction without consent

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The question presented is: 1. Whether it is an error of law for a state court to order the transfer of a foster care proceeding to tribal court when the transfer forces a nonmember party residing outside the reservation to the jurisdiction of the tribal court without that party’s consent?

Docket Entries

2023-06-26
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Goldwater Institute GRANTED.
2023-06-26
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2022-09-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
2022-09-26
Reply of petitioners Denise Halvorson, et vir filed. (Distributed)
2022-09-14
Brief of respondents Hennepin County Children’s Services Department, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-07-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 14, 2022, for all respondents.
2022-07-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 15, 2022 to September 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-07-15
Response Requested. (Due August 15, 2022)
2022-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-22
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Goldwater Institute.
2022-06-22
Waiver of right of respondents W. M., F. J.V., the Red Lake Band, and the Guardian ad Litem to respond filed.
2022-06-02
Waiver of right of respondent Hennepin County Children’s Services Department to respond filed.
2022-03-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 22, 2022)

Attorneys

Denise Halvorson, et vir
Mark David FiddlerFiddler Osband LLC, Petitioner
Mark David FiddlerFiddler Osband LLC, Petitioner
Goldwater Institute
Timothy Mason SandefurGoldwater Institute, Amicus
Timothy Mason SandefurGoldwater Institute, Amicus
Hennepin County Children’s Services Department
Jonathan P. SchmidtHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Jonathan P. SchmidtHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
W. M., F. J .V., the Red Lake Band, and the Guardian ad Litem
Micahel P. BouletteTaft, Respondent
Micahel P. BouletteTaft, Respondent