The case is in the Matter of Cordell Minors (here) and it is unpublished. Like most Michigan ICWA case, the Michigan COA conditionally affirmed the termination of parental rights pending compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act. And like so many Michigan ICWA cases, the trial court failed to comply with ICWA by sending proper notice to the relevant tribe(s).
Michigan Court of Appeals
Moses v. State of Michigan (Mich. App.) Materials
As we blogged before, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently decided Moses v. State, in which an Indian sought to overturn his conviction on the basis that the land upon which the crime was committed with Indian Country; specifically, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Country.
Here are the briefs:
Mich. Bear Hunters Assn v. Mich. Natural Resources Commission — Bobcat Case
The Michigan DNR’s attempt to authorize a bobcat trapping season has been approved by the Michigan Court of Appeals, reversing a lower court judge that had enjoined the rule:
Michigan Bear Hunters v. Michigan Natural Resources Commission [Mich. Ct. App.]
Soo Tribe v. Bouchor et al. Materials
From the Soo Tribe website:
The trial court’s grant of partial summary judgment in favor of the Tribe is here: Opinion — Feb. 9, 2007
The docket sheet in the Michigan Court of Appeals is here. One appellant brief was filed in September. Meter, Owens, and Borrello are the assigned judges.
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