McKenzie Co. Social Service Bd. v. C.G.

20010047 McKenzie County Social Service
Board, Plaintiff and Appellant
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J.C.Y.B., by and through
Michon C. Sax as Guardian ad
Litem, and F.H., Plaintiffs
v.
C.G., Defendant and Appellee

Appeal from: District Court, Northwest Judicial District, McKenzie County
Judge William W. McLees
Nature of Action: Paternity
Counsel:
Appellee: Legal Services of ND
Appellee: Edward B. Reinhardt Jr.
Appellant: Charles M. Carvell , Att. General Office
Amicus curiae: Gary Michael Beaudry
Appellant: James Conner Fleming , Att. General Office
Term: 06/2001   Argument: 06/19/2001  10:45am
ND cite: 2001 ND 151
NW cite: 633 N.W.2d 157
Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
I. In a paternity and child support action brought by an Indian mother and by a county suing to protect significant public interests and to comply with federal law, did the District Court have jurisdiction over an Indian living off the reservation who allowed a default judgment to be entered against him?
II. Assuming the District Court didn't have jurisdiction, is the county required to refund money the county neither collected for itself nor retained, but which the county collected under a seemingly valid judgment and paid to an unwed mother as federal law required?

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
I. Does state District Court have jurisdiction over a paternity and child support action arising on the Ft. Berthold Indian Reservation between enrolled members of the Three Affiliated Tribes?
II. If state District Court did not have jurisdiction, is the McKenzie County Social Service Board required to return to the alleged father the amount of money collected from him and paid directly by the Board to the mother?

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    Docket entries:
    102/19/2001 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 02/16/2001
    202/19/2001 THIS CASE IS CONFIDENTIAL
    303/14/2001 RECORD ON APPEAL
    403/28/2001 APPELLANT BRIEF
    503/28/2001 APPELLANT APPENDIX
    603/28/2001 DISK - ATB (electronically transmitted)
    704/04/2001 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF
    804/05/2001 Letter dtd 4-4-01 from Appellant clarifying that Social Serv. Bd. is the only AT, w/ cc of letters
    904/05/2001 attached
    1004/24/2001 MOTION to Release the Trial Court Transcript in In Re V.G. (Sup. Ct. #11,153)
    1104/25/2001 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (MOT/release transcript). Denied
    1205/23/2001 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF, BRIEF IN SUPPORT, & AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT
    1305/24/2001 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (doesn't incl. permission to participate in OA)(brief due 5-28-01). Granted
    1405/25/2001 APPELLEE BRIEF
    1505/25/2001 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation)
    1605/29/2001 DISK - AEB
    1704/04/2001 ACTION BY CLERK (MAE, w/understanding counsel be prepared to argue case in June). Granted: 05/28/2001
    1806/01/2001 DISK - acb
    1906/08/2001 MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF WORDS LIMIT FOR RYB & Affidavit in Support(3500 WORDS)
    2006/08/2001 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (3500 WORDS FOR RYB). Granted
    2106/11/2001 REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANT
    2206/11/2001 DISK (e-mailed) - RYB
    2306/19/2001 APPEARANCES: Charles M. Carvell, James C. Fleming; James P. Fitzsimmons.
    2406/19/2001 Present with Mr. Fitzsimmons was Karrie Azure-Elliott, 1st year law student working at NDLS.
    2506/19/2001 ARGUED: Carvell; Fitzsimmons (Vol. X; page 146)
    2608/29/2001 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED/PT, REVERSED/PT
    2708/29/2001 UNANIMOUS OPINION: Sandstrom, Dale V.
    2808/29/2001 Per Court, costs on appeal awarded in favor of Appellee
    2908/30/2001 Order/Judgment Mailed to Parties
    3010/03/2001 MANDATE
    3111/06/2001 Corrected/Substitute Opinion Page 3, para 10, line 10
    3210/05/2001 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
    3308/02/2007 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed

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