Boozer v. Wilder

381 F.3d 931 Robert D. BOOZER, for himself and as father and best friend of their minor child KWB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Darlene WILDER, Colville Confederated Tribal Member; Ian Wilder, Colville Confederated Tribal Member; Colville Conferated Tribes, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-35722. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 13, 2004. Filed August 27, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Robert R. Fischer, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Thomas W. Christie, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, WA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington; Alan A. McDonald, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-00206-AAM. Before B. FLETCHER, HAMILTON, * and BERZON, Circuit Judges. BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Robert D. Boozer ("Boozer") appeals the district court's dismissal of his complaint challenging the Colville Tribe's ("Tribe") jurisdiction to decide a custody dispute over his daughter, K.W.B. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to exhaust tribal court remedies. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. I.…