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Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation
September 12, 2011

http://www.navajocourts.org/

[press release]

September 9, 2011: The Supreme Court has issued an opinion in John Doe BF v. Diocese of Gallup et al, No. SC-CV-06-10 which concerned an appeal of a district court's order of dismissal in a personal injury action due to late filing. The case concerns allegations of child sex abuse on a Navajo teenager by a Catholic priest based on events that occurred almost twenty years ago. The district court did not find that the statutory conditions that would allow late filing were met. The Supreme Court reverses the district court's dismissal and remands for further proceedings, including detailed findings on jurisdiction over the non-member defendants. The opinion may be found under "Supreme Court Opinions" below. See press release.

August 24, 2011: Former Judicial Branch Liaison Officer Rose Whitehair, who is now the Program Manager of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) will be inducted on November 12 into the International Women in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Hall of Fame. ttp://www.iaem.com/events/annual/intro.htm. Rose is the first Native American woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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Contact: Karen Francis, Judicial Liaison Officer, (928)-871-7018

 
 

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