A. In all appeals of a final government decision, the Court must look only at the administrative record of the tribal entity and take no further evidence or testimony.

B. The Court must affirm the final government decision if substantial evidence in the administrative record supports the decision.

C. The Court must overturn the final government decision if it determines the tribal entity abused its discretion, the decision is contrary to applicable law, or the tribal entity did not give the parties notice and an opportunity to be heard.

D. The Court must send the matter back to the tribal entity if there is a finding that the administrative record is incomplete with instructions on what information is needed to complete the administrative record.

E. The Court must send the matter back to the tribal entity if it finds that the decision is a not a final government decision subject to appeal, and state what steps are required to make the decision a final government decision for purposes of appeal. (Res. 2020-42 Exh. B)