TCT.3.3.040 What May Be Appealed

Except as otherwise provided by tribal law or resolution, any final judgment or order of the Tribal Court may be appealed to the Court of Appeals. A final judgment or order is one which disposes of all issues in litigation between at least two parties to a case.

(Res. No. 07-72.)

Prior Codifications

§TCT.3.3.040 was formerly codified as LCOTCC §2.7

Commentary

Nothing but a final judgment or order may be appealed. If an order in a case leaves other matters to be decided, and does not completely settle all disputed issues between the parties, so that the Tribal Court still has work to do, then the order is not final and an appeal cannot be filed. In cases involving multiple parties, an order or judgment may dispose of all issues between two or more of the parties, and would therefore be appealable. In cases involving multiple issues, an order disposing of one or more issues may leave others as yet unresolved and would therefore not be appealable.