Article IX. Judgments
§ 6-901 Decisions – Judgments.
A judgment is a final order of the Court which disposes of a claim in whole or in part. The Court may announce a judgment orally at a hearing in open court before the parties, or in writing, at the time of hearing or after the hearing, but in no case more than thirty (30) days after the end of the trial.
In accordance with Section 1-304:
A. Each decision of the Tribal Court shall be embodied in a judgment that includes written findings of facts and conclusions of law.
B. All judgments of the Tribal Court shall provide the date of decision, the case number, the names of all parties, the substance of the complaint, the relevant facts found by the Court to be true, the Court’s decision, and the conclusions of law supporting the Court’s decision.
C. The judgment shall be placed in the case file as an official document of the case.
D. Within two (2) business days of entry of a judgment, the Court Clerk will serve notice of the entry by first class and, if requested, electronic mail upon each party or his or her attorney and enter a certificate of service. Such mailing is sufficient notice for all purposes for which notice of the entry of the order is required by law. (Section 1-406) (Res. 2021-43; Res. 2020-60)