California Court of Appeal

Appeal from order transferring case from juvenile court to Indian tribal court under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is dismissed as 25 U.S.C. section 1911(b) deprives the California courts of jurisdiction over the dependency case and precludes any appeal from the transfer order.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/28/2007
• Published 08/28/2007

Judges

• NEEDHAM, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Interim County Counsel, Ralph Faust, Marilyn Dutkus, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Appellant Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services., Deborah Dentler, for Appellant M.M.


• For Appellees:
  
• Linda K. Harvie, for Defendant and Respondent Michael T., California Indian Legal Services, Samuel D. Hough, for Intervener and Respondent Karuk Tribe of California., Law Office of Gradstein & Gorman, Seth F. Gorman, Half Moon Bay, for Interveners and Respondents Marilyn R. and Jason M.