Coquille Indian Tribal Court

Welcome to the web page of the Coquille Indian Tribe Court system. The Tribal Court's purpose is to provide for the administration of law, justice and judicial procedures and practices of the Coquille Indian Tribe as a sovereign nation by exercising the inherent power to make, execute, apply and enforce its own law and the laws of other sovereigns through a Tribal Court system.

Sample Forms and Instructional Materials. These materials are also at the Court Office (The Court Clerk cannot complete forms or give legal advice).

Form or sample	For use by:
Application and Order for Admission to Practice or Renewal (annual review required in Tribal Court) -- Available on-line	Attorneys. There is no bar admission fee.
Complaint (sample form with instructions) -- Available on-line	Plaintiff (party filing case). No filing fee required.
Summons	Court Clerk.
Proof of Service (must be notarized) -- Available on-line	Process Server.
Answer (sample form) with guidelines/instructions -- available on-line	Defendant (party against whom case is brought). No filing fee required .
Notice of Court proceeding	Court clerk or judge.
Subpoena with Proof of Service	Judge
Subpoena duces tecum with Proof of Service	Judge
Plaintiff's Exhibit List -- available on-line	Defendant
Status hearing Minutes	Court Clerk
Court Minutes; Journal Entry & Order	Judge
Judgment	Judge
Petition for Writ of Garnishment -- available on-line	Creditor or Plaintiff

Court Orders

Index of Blanket Orders

Bail attachment to Order

Order--Approving Spokesman with Application 5-9-00

Order--Adoption Spokesperson Standards 4-6-00

Order Court Days

Order Establishing Bails 2002

Supplemental Rules

Index of Supplemental Court Rules

Supplemental Rule 1998-1 re Rules

Supplemental Rule 1988-2 re court clerk assistance

Supplemental Rule 1999-1 Protective Custody Proceedings

Supplemental Rule 1999-2 Scheduling Criteria for Hearings and Review in Juvenile Dependency Matters

Supplemental Rule 2002-1 Representation in Tribal Court Cases

Supplemental Rule 2008-1 Adoption of Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Transfers to Minors.

Supplemental Rule 2008-2 Procedures for Filing-Serving Documents

 

Notebooks containing Tribal Ordinances/Law by chapter can be viewed at the Tribal Court Library, the Tribal Court Office or in the Legal Department, all of 3050 Tremont St, North Bend, OR. 97459. Tribal Ordinances and Code can also be accessed on this web site via the Legal Services Department page.

Notice to all parties: The Court Clerk is not licensed to practice law and is not permitted to give legal advice on any legal matters or accept fees for legal advice.

The Court Clerk is not permitted to assist parties in preparing any legal documents, other than to provide a party with a "sample" form provided by the Court. Parties needing assistance in preparing legal documents should consult an attorney.