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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
All proceedings are held
at the CTWS Tribal Court.
CTWS, Petitioner, vs LATONIA
SMITH, RANDY ZARATE., RE-
SPONDENT; Case No. JV59-17
JV60-17. TO: LATONIA SMITH,
RANDY ZARATE:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a CUSTODY REVIEW/ PRO-
BATION REVIEW has been filed
with the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
By this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 20th day of APRIL, 2021
@ 2:30 PM
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Petitioner, vs Emerson
Miller, Respondent; Case No.
CR263-20. TO: Emerson Miller:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a Criminal Arraignment hearing
has been scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this mat-
ter at a hearing scheduled for April 27,
2021 at 8:00 am
Confederated Tribes War m
Springs, Petitioner, vs CHANDA
HOWTOPAT, Respondent; Case
No. CR245,246-20. TO: Chanda
Howtopat:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a Criminal Arraignment has been
scheduled with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for April 27, 2021
at 8:00 am
ROBERTA KIRK, Petitioner, vs
JAKE EASTMAN, Respondent;
Case No. DO43-21. TO: ROBERTA
KIRK, JAKE EASTMAN, VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an ELDER PROTECTION OR-
DER has been scheduled with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for the
20 TH day of APRIL 2021 @ 10:00 AM
SHIRLEY ALLEN, Petitioner f/
Maxine Switzler, vs LARRY
SWITZLER, Respondent; Case No.
DO34-21. TO: SHIRLEY ALLEN,
MAXINE SWITZER, LARRY
SWITZLER:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an ELDER PROTECTION OR-
DER has been scheduled with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 13 TH day of APRIL 2021 @ 10:00
AM
JAMES MORAN, Petitioner, vs
SHEILA THRASHER, Respon-
dent; Case No. DO29-21. TO:
JAMES MORAN, SHEILA
THRASHER:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an ELDER PROTECTION OR-
DER has been scheduled with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 20 TH day of APRIL 2021 @ 10:30
AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs RANDY
ZARATE, Respondent; Case No.
JV60-17, JV59-17. TO: RANDY
ZARATE, LATONIA SMITH,
CPS, JV PROS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an CUSTODY REVIEW has been
scheduled with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 20 TH day
of APRIL 2021 @ 2:30 PM
DORIS LEWIS, Petitioner, vs
HATTIE HART, Respondent; Case
No. DO42-21. TO: DORIS LEWIS,
HATTIE HARD:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an ELDER PROTECTION OR-
DER has been scheduled with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 13 TH day of APRIL 2021 @ 10:30
AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs KELLI
LANGNESE, Respondent; Case
No. JV8-18. TO: KELLI
LANGNESE, ERICKSON LUCEI:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an SHOW CAUSE, PROBATION
& CUSTODY REVIEW has been
scheduled with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 5 TH day of
MAY 2021 @ 3:00 PM
D’LYNRAY SPINO, Petitioner,
vs CTWS, Respondent; Case No.
JV122A-05. TO: D’LANRAY
SPINO, KRYSTA RHOAN,
MYSTINA
SPINO-
McCORMACK, SARALEE SPINO
McCORMACK, RAYMOND
TORRES, ANTONE TORRES,
MAHALA SPINO:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an CONSERVATOR GUARD-
IANSHIP has been scheduled with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for the
29 TH day of APRIL 2021 @ 10:00 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs MARISSA
KALAMA, Respondent; Case No.
JV243-03.
TO:
MARISSA
KALAMA, KEITH CHARLEY JR.:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an CUSTODY REVIEW has been
scheduled with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 5 TH day of
MAY 2021 @ 3:00 PM
IN THE MATTER OF:
TAYLYNN GEORGE, DOB: 01/
24/2012. Case No. DO125-20.
NELLIE TANEWASHA, Peti-
tioner:
The above individual has filed a
Petition with this Court to change said
name from TAYLYNN IRENE
GEORGE. to TAYLYNN RAVEN
TANEWASHA. A hearing on this
matter has been set for 10:30AM on
the 14 th day of APRIL, 2021, at the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. Any per-
son who may show cause why this Pe-
tition should not be granted must file
such objection in writing on or before
31 st day of MARCH 2021.
CTWS, Petitioner, vs RACHEL
FRANK, RESPONDENT; Case
No. JV28-14. TO: RACHEL
FRANK, BENJAMIN ARTHUR,
RON & EUGENIA HAGER:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a ASSISTED GUARDIANSHIP
REVIEW HEARING has been filed
with the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
By this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 28 th day of APRIL, 2021
@ 4:00 PM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs EDNA
WINISHUT, RESPONDENT;
Case No. JV107-04. TO: EDNA
WINISHUT:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a CUSTODY REVIEW has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this matter at a
hearing scheduled for the 4 th day of
MAY, 2021 @ 2:00 PM
CTWS,
Petitioner,
vs
CHANELLE JACKSON, RE-
SPONDENT; Case No. JV192-07
JV193-07
DO38-07.
TO:
CHANELLE JACKSON, WAYNE
EAGLESPEAKER:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a ASSISTED GUARDIANSHIP
has been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 6 th day of
MAY, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs DASHINA
LAWRENCE, RESPONDENT;
Case No. JV41-19. TO: DASHINA
LAWRENCE:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a CUSTODY REVIEW has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this matter at a
hearing scheduled for the 28 th day of
APRIL, 2021 @ 2:00 PM
KATIE MAE FRAZIER, Peti-
tioner, vs
H O W A R D
CRAWFORD JR., RESPON-
DENT; Case No. DO143-20. TO:
KATIE
MAE
FRAZIER,
HOWARD CRAWFORD JR.:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a FILIATION has been filed with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for the
28th day of APRIL, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
Martie Wolf-VanPelt, Petitioner,
vs Charles VanPelt., RESPON-
DENT; Case No. DO35-21. TO:
Mar tie Wolf-VanPelt, Char les
VanPelt:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a Dissolution of Marriage has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this matter at a
hearing scheduled for the 26th day of
APRIL, 2021 @ 10:30 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs ALICIA
YAZZIE., RESPONDENT; Case
No. JV5-21. TO: ALICIA YAZZIE,
STEPHAN CENTRE:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a PRELIMINARY has been filed
with the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
By this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 20th day of APRIL, 2021
@ 11:00 AM
MARTHA ALVAREZ, Peti-
tioner, vs MARY DOMINGO, RE-
SPONDENT; Case No. JV44-21
JV45-21.
TO:
MARTHA
ALVAREZ, MARY DOMINGO,
JOSE ALVAREZ SR., NIKKI
RUIZ, TANISHA REYNOSO:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a CONSERVATOR GUARDIAN
CTWS, Petitioner, vs ESSIE
LAWSON, RESPONDENT; Case
No. JV28-13 JV29-13. TO: ESSIE
LAWSON, HECTOR SAIZA,
REGGIE MEDINA, WILLIAM
STEWART, HEATHER WILL-
IAMS-STEWART:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a JURISDICTIONAL HEAR-
ING has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this mat-
ter at a hearing scheduled for the 14 th
day of APRIL, 2021 @ 2:00 PM
Plan provides support for tribes
The $1.9 trillion federal
American Rescue Plan invests
$1.75 billion in American Indian
and Alaska Native government
programs. The Rescue Plan—
the ARP—makes emergency
supplemental appropriations
and other changes to law to
respond to the ongoing
coronavirus outbreak.
The ARP authorizes $900
million for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs and the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs to support a wide
range of Covid-19 response
activities, including:
· $772.5 million for tribal
government services, public
safety and justice, social ser-
vices, child welfare assistance,
and other related expenses;
CTWS, Petitioner, vs URSELA
RUSSELL, RESPONDENT; Case
No. JV10-18. TO: URSELA
RUSSELL:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a ASSISTED GUARDIANSHIP
HEARING has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 4 th day of MAY, 2021 @ 3:00 PM
· $100 million for tribal hous-
ing improvement;
· $20 million to provide and
deliver potable water; and
· $7.5 million for related fed-
eral administrative costs and
oversight.
In addition, $850 million is
provided to the Bureau of In-
dian Education for Bureau
Operated Schools, Tribally Con-
trolled Schools, and Tribal Col-
leges and Universities to support
quality education delivery while
protecting students, teachers and
communities from Covid-19.
The Department of the In-
terior and Indian Affairs will
consult with the leaders of fed-
erally recognized tribal govern-
ments to discuss implementation
of the American Rescue Plan.
has been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 8 th day of
APRIL, 2021 @ 9:30 AM
CHEY CULPUS, Petitioner, vs
VALENE WHEELER, RESPON-
DENT; Case No. DO51-11. TO:
CHEY CULPUS, VALENE
WHEELER:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a MODIFICATION HEARING
has been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 19th day
of APRIL, 2021 @ 4:00 PM
WAYLON WINISHUT, Peti-
tioner, vs DENISE & JAMES
WELDON RESPONDENT; Case
No. DO109-12. TO: WAYLON
WINISHUT, DENISE AND
JAMES WELDON:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a CONSERVATOR GUARD-
IANSHIP REVIEW has been filed
with the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
By this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 12th day of APRIL, 2021
@ 2:00 PM
CLARISSA WOLFE, Petitioner,
vs WESLEY TEEMAN SR., RE-
SPONDENT; Case No. DO97-20.
TO:
CLARISSA
WOLFE,
WESLEY TEEMAN SR.:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a FILIATION has been filed with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for the
28th day of APRIL, 2021 @ 3:00 PM
IN THE MATTER OF:
DAIQUAN WINISHUT-BOISE.,
DOB: 04/18/2008. Case No. DO123-
20. NELLIE TANEWASHA , Peti-
tioner.
The above individual has filed a
Petition with this Court to change said
name from DAIQUAN SPOTTED
ELK WINISHUT-BOISE. to
DONAVON SPOTTED ELK
TANEWASHA. A hearing on this
matter has been set for 9:30AM on the
14 th day of APRIL, 2021, at the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. Any person who
may show cause why this Petition
should not be granted must file such
objection in writing on or before 31 st
day of MARCH 2021
MARTHA ALVAREZ, Peti-
tioner, vs ANDREW RIOS RE-
SPONDENT; Case No. DO73-08.
TO: MARTHA ALVAREZ, AN-
DREW RIOS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a MODIFICATION HEARING
has been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 28th day
of APRIL, 2021 @ 9:00 AM
IN THE MATTER OF: KURTIS
LEE BOISE JR., DOB: 02/01/2007.
Case No. DO122-20. NELLIE
TANEWASHA , Petitioner.
The above individual has filed a
Petition with this Court to change said
name from KURTIS LEE BOISE JR.
to
KURTIS
LESTER
TANEWASHA. A hearing on this
matter has been set for 9:00AM on the
14 th day of APRIL, 2021, at the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. Any person who
March 24, 2021
may show cause why this Petition
should not be granted must file such
objection in writing on or before
31 st day of MARCH 2021.
IN THE MATTER OF:
PHILLIP WINISHUT-BOISE,
DOB: 03/09/2010. Case No. DO124-
20. NELLIE TANEWASHA, Peti-
tioner.
The above individual has filed a
Petition with this Court to change said
name from PHILLIP RISING SUN
WINISHUT-BOISE. to PHILLIP
JACOBY TANEWASHA. A hearing
on this matter has been set for
10:00AM on the 14 th day of APRIL,
2021, at the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
Any person who may show cause why
this Petition should not be granted
must file such objection in writing on
or before 31 st day of MARCH 2021
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Plaintiff, vs D’Lynray
Spino, Defendant; Case No. CR230-
20. TO: D’Lynray Spino:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a Arraignment Hearing has been
scheduled with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for April 27, 2021
@8am
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Plaintiff, vs Michelle Char-
ley, Defendant; Case No. CR103-20;
CR126-20. TO: Michelle Charley:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a Discovery Hearing has been
scheduled with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for April 28, 2021
@3:00pm
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Plaintiff, vs Nicki
Blackowl, Defendant; Case No.
CR17-21. TO: Nicki Blackowl:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a CRIMINAL ARRAIGNMENT
has been scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this mat-
ter at a hearing scheduled for APRIL
6, 2021 @ 8:00AM
PROBATE
In the matter of the estate of
Tony J. Thompson, W.S., U/A, de-
ceased. Estate no. 2020-PR36. To
Curtis Thompson, Selena Polk,
Laneda Thompson, Ashley Thomp-
son and Brandon Thompson Sr.:
You are hereby notified that an infor-
mal probate hearing is scheduled for
April 14, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
In the matter of the estate of
Perthina White, W.S., U/A, decased.
Estate no. 2020-PR66: To Ina Ander-
son, Gifford Anderson, Ruth Durns,
Rhoda Smith, Sheldon Sutterlee,
Deborah George, Vanessa George,
Cecily Anderson, Steven Anderson
Jr. and Jeremy Anderson: You are
hereby notified that an informal pro-
bate hearing is scheduled for April 14,
2021 at 9 a.m.
In the matter of the estate of
Carolyn R. Lawrence, W.S., U/A, de-
ceased. Estate no. 2020-PR87. To
Valerie Fuiava, Stacy Smith, Daniel
Lawrence Sr., Promise Lawrence, Es-
ter Lawrence, Gale Lawrence III,
Doris Lawrence and Dashina
Lawrence: You are hereby notified that
an informal probate hearing is scheduled
for May 3, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.
Umatilla court ruling on ‘stay home’ covid matter
MISSION—Last week on the
Umatille Reservation, 17 people
cited for violating that tribe’s
Covid-19 social gathering restric-
tions were found not guilty. The
alleged incident happened during
an Easter day feast last year. The
recent Umatilla Tribal Court rul-
ing followed a 90-minute civil hear-
ing.
The Umatilla ‘stay home’ reso-
lution was issued in March 2020
by the tribes’ Board of Trustees.
Violation of the resolution car-
ried a potential sentence of a year
in jail or a maximum fine of
$5,000.
However, the 17 were cited as
a civil matter rather than arrested
on criminal charges, so jail would
not have been ordered, and a fine
would be substantially less than
$5,000, Tribal Prosecutor Kyle
Daley told the court before any
testimony was taken.
Toby Patrick, a CTUIR mem-
ber, hosted a First Foods celebra-
tion on April 26, 2020, with more
than two dozen family members at
his home on the reservation. First
Foods include water, salmon, deer
and elk, roots and berries.
Patrick, who was represented by
Robert Klahn, and his longtime
partner, Julia Johnson, a Warm
Springs tribal member, appeared in
Tribal Court while the others ap-
peared telephonically.
Umatilla Associate Judge Dave
Gallaher’s ruling hinged on the
question of whether Patrick’s fam-
ily feast was an “essential” event.
The Umatilla resolution prohib-
ited “nonessential tribal, longhouse,
social and recreational gatherings
of individuals outside of a home
or place of residence (parties, cel-
ebrations or other similar gather-
ings)” regardless of size, “if a dis-
tance of at least 6 feet between in-
dividuals cannot be maintained.”
According to the verdict and
judgment, Patrick presented evi-
dence that the gathering was a
“family religious obser vance”
that was “essential to the spiritual
and cultural well-being of the
family.”
Gallaher’s ruling said the tribes,
represented by Daley, presented no
evidence that a family religious ob-
servance is “nonessential.”
“In the absence of evidence on
a material element of the violation,
the Court is left to speculate as to
what is meant by ‘essential’, and ‘es-
sential’ to whom? Such guesswork
and speculation may not be the ba-
sis of a finding of guilt,” Gallaher
wrote in his ruling.
Under questioning from Daley,
Tony Barnett, who at the time of
the feast was a member of the
Umatilla Tribal Police working as
an investigator for the CTUIR De-
partment of Children and Family
Services, testified that the Patrick
residence is a “certified foster
home.”
A Facebook photo, which
spurred the investigation and sub-
sequent citations, showed at least
one child and an adult who had a
“protection order against him.”
Barnett said he told Patrick such
gatherings “can’t continue if you
want to keep your certification as a
foster home.”
However, there was no further
discussion of foster children dur-
ing the trial.
Chair Kat Brigham, speaking on
her own and not for the full Board
of Trustees, said the restrictions in
the resolution were never meant to
punish people for their religious
beliefs.
She said the Patrick gathering
was investigated and resulted in ci-
tations because of “other concerns”
that were made apparent by the
Facebook photo.
Brigham acknowledged that
many families, including her own,
had ceremonies at home.
“The resolution didn’t stop that.
It just asked people to be careful
of numbers,” she said.