United States Ninth Circuit

In a custody proceeding involving an Indian child, the federal court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. section 1331 and, in conjunction with the Indian Child Welfare Act, may use that jurisdiction to review the state court judgment terminating plaintiff's parental rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/06/2004
• Decided 07/19/2005
• Published 07/19/2005

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge., Before TROTT, McKEOWN, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bertram E. Hirsch, Great Neck, NY, for amici Association on American Indian Affairs, National Indian Child Welfare Association, and Tanana Chiefs Conference., Thomas Weathers, Alexander, Berkey, Williams & Weathers, Berkley, CA, for amicus Morongo Band of Mission Indians., Brad S. Jolly, Smith & Jolly, Thornton, CO, for amicus Elem Indian Colony., John W. Corbett, Klamath, CA, for amicus Yurok Tribe.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marc A. Le Forestier, Deputy Attorney General, State of California, Sacramento, CA;  Cameron L. Reeves, County Counsel, Robert L. Weiss, Deputy County Counsel, Lake County, Lakeport, CA, Alicia C. Park, Soter & Park, Attorneys at Law, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellees., Caroline J. Todd, Berkeley, CA, for intervenor-appellee Jane Doe.