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Spurr v. Spurr

No. 17-287-APP, Nottawaseppi Huron Band Sup. LEXIS 6 (2018)

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Spurr v. Spurr

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Supreme Court
No. 17-287-APP, Nottawaseppi Huron Band Sup. LEXIS 6 (2018)

Facts

Nathaniel Spurr (plaintiff) lived within the Pine Creek Reservation, which was a reservation within the Indian country of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi. Nathaniel’s stepmother, Joy Spurr (defendant), was a non-Indian who lived in the Detroit area, outside the boundaries of Nottawaseppi Huron Band Indian country. Joy initiated several unwanted contacts with Nathaniel, sometimes entering tribal lands to engage Nathaniel directly. She also contacted tribal officials and employees, both on and off the reservation. Nathaniel obtained a protection order against Joy in the Nottawaseppi Huron Band tribal court. Joy appealed to the tribal supreme court, arguing that the tribal court lacked jurisdiction to issue the protection order against her because (1) she was a non-Indian who did not live in the tribe’s Indian country and (2) the complained-of events occurred mostly outside tribal territory.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Fletcher, J.)

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