POSTED: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 1:15 pm

BY: David Ziemer, david.ziemer@wislawjournal.com

For the first time since enactment of sec.801.54(2), governing which court should hear a case when both state and tribal courts have jurisdiction, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will interpret the new rule.

POSTED: Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 at 1:14 pm

BY: David Ziemer, david.ziemer@wislawjournal.com

It is not necessary that there be a separate pending case in tribal court for a state court to transfer an action under sec. 801.54(2). In the first appellate case to interpret the statute, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals concluded on June 1 that “concurrent jurisdiction” only means that both courts could exercise jurisdiction over [...]

POSTED: Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 at 11:29 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

Civil Procedure Tribal jurisdiction John Kroner appeals an order transferring his civil suit to the Oneida Tribal Judicial System pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 801.54,[1] titled, discretionary transfer of civil actions to tribal court. Kroner argues the circuit court erred because the record did not support its determination that the tribal court had concurrent jurisdiction. [...]