United States Ninth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, challenging the Colville Tribe's jurisdiction to decide a custody dispute over his daughter, is affirmed where he failed to exhaust tribal court remedies.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/13/2004
• Decided 08/27/2004
• Published 08/27/2004

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before B. FLETCHER, HAMILTON, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert R. Fischer, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas W. Christie, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, WA, for the defendants-appellees.