Ford Motor Company v. Joe R. Todecheene, as the Surviving Natural Parent of Esther Todecheene, Deceased Mary Todecheene, as the Surviving Natural Parent of Esther Todecheene, Deceased, and Navajo Nation District Court Leroy S. Bedonie, the Honorable, Ford Motor Company v. Joe R. Todecheene, as the Surviving Natural Parent of Esther Todecheene, Deceased Mary Todecheene, as the Surviving Natural Parent of Esther Todecheene, Deceased, and Navajo Nation District Court Leroy S. Bedonie, the Honorable

488 F.3d 1215 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe R. TODECHEENE, as the surviving natural parent of Esther Todecheene, deceased; Mary Todecheene, as the surviving natural parent of Esther Todecheene, deceased, Defendants-Appellants, and Navajo Nation District Court; Leroy S. Bedonie, The Honorable, Defendants. Ford Motor Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe R. Todecheene, as the surviving natural parent of Esther Todecheene, deceased; Mary Todecheene, as the surviving natural parent of Esther Todecheene, deceased, Defendants, and Navajo Nation District Court; Leroy S. Bedonie, The Honorable, Defendants-Appellants. No. 02-17048. No. 02-17165. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Filed June 4, 2007. Vaughn Crawford, Andrew S. Ashworth, Snell & Wilmer, LLP, Phoenix, AZ, Richard A. Derevan, Troy L. Booher, Snell & Wilmer, LLP, Costa Mesa, CA, for Ford Motor Company. Edward D. Fitzhugh, Law Offices of Edward D. Fitzhugh, Tempe, AZ, for Joe R. Todecheene and Mary Todecheene. Marcelino Rodolfo Gomez, Luraline D. Tapahe, Navajo Nation Department of Justice, Window Rock, AZ, for Navajo Nation District Court. Before: BARRY G. SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and JOHNNIE…