Judge Says Status Of Tribal Court Judgment Must Be Decided 1st In Landowner’s Suit

Mealey's (March 22, 2021, 1:17 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on March 18 split the proceedings in a dispute between an Indian tribe and a neighboring landowner so he can first decide whether to recognize and enforce a tribal court judgment in favor of the tribe directing the landowner to abide by the tribe’s laws and regulations on the property....