Peacemaking Panel for Dispute Resolution

Chapter 302, Tribal Court Ordinance, Section c)(2)(A)

Tribe: Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon

In addition to the Trial Court there may be established a Peacemaking Panel and a Court of Appeals.

A) The Peacemaking Panel may be used, at the request of parties, to mediate disputes between them before filing claims in the Tribal Court, or as assigned by the Chief Judge after commencement of a suit. The Parties utilizing the Peacemaking Panel are not precluded from filing a claim with the Court or proceeding with a claim already filed should the efforts of the Peacemaking Panel to resolve the claim prove unsuccessful.

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