Navajo SCT Opinion: Thomas-Pittman v. Navajo Nation

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The court’s syllabus:

In this attempted filing of a pleading contesting an order of the Office of Hearings and Appeals without a filing fee due to indigency, the Court dismisses on the basis of improper filing.  The Court repeats that the fee is jurisdictional and may be waived only where required under the Navajo Nation Bill of Rights.  The Court provides a summary of circumstances in which the waiver is available, and cautions filers that their pleadings must conform to content requirements in appellate court rules.