Chapter TCT.2 Rules of Civil Procedure Code of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians PreambleThis ordinance is enacted pursuant to the inherent sovereign authority of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians which predates its Treaties of 1825, 1826, 1837, 1842, 1847 and 1854 with the United States Government. In the implementation of this inherent sovereign authority, Article V, § 1 (q) and (s) of the Amended Constitution and By-laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians empowers the Tribal Governing Board to: "establish a tribal court for the purpose of enforcing tribal ordinance…" Article V, § 1 (q); "promulgate and enforce ordinances governing the conduct of members of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and provide for the maintenance of law and order and the administration of justice by establishing a tribal court and defining its duties and powers" Article V, § 1 (s). The following rules are adopted to govern civil proceedings initiated in the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court.Subchapter TCT.2.1 Introduction§§ TCT.2.1.010 – TCT.2.1.080Subchapter TCT.2.2 Definitions§§ TCT.2.2.010 – TCT.2.2.010Subchapter TCT.2.3 Establishment and Duties of the Court§§ TCT.2.3.010 – TCT.2.3.100Subchapter TCT.2.4 Judges and Magistrates§§ TCT.2.4.010 – TCT.2.4.070Subchapter TCT.2.5 Clerk of Court§§ TCT.2.5.010 – TCT.2.5.020Subchapter TCT.2.6 Attorney General / Prosecutor§§ TCT.2.6.010 – TCT.2.6.020Subchapter TCT.2.7 Court Files§§ TCT.2.7.010 – TCT.2.7.030Subchapter TCT.2.8 Practice Before the Court§§ TCT.2.8.010 – TCT.2.8.060Subchapter TCT.2.9 Starting an Action§§ TCT.2.9.010 – TCT.2.9.110Subchapter TCT.2.10 Trial§§ TCT.2.10.010 – TCT.2.10.050Subchapter TCT.2.11 Judgment§§ TCT.2.11.010 – TCT.2.11.100Subchapter TCT.2.12 Enforcement of Judgment§§ TCT.2.12.010 – TCT.2.12.050Subchapter TCT.2.13 Foreign Judgments§§ TCT.2.13.010 – TCT.2.13.040Subchapter TCT.2.14 Contempt of Court§§ TCT.2.14.010 – TCT.2.14.070Subchapter TCT.2.15 Fees and Costs§§ TCT.2.15.010 – TCT.2.15.020Subchapter TCT.2.16 Protection of Court, Law Enforcement and Social Services Personnel§§ TCT.2.16.010 – TCT.2.16.040
