Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of: Louis K. NEZ, a/k/a Lewis K. NEZ, Deceased
Court: Navajo Nation Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Navajo Nation
Decision Date: 1980-06-09
Citations: 3 Navajo Rptr. 15
Docket Number: No. A-CV-11-80
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of: Louis K. NEZ, a/k/a Lewis K. NEZ, Deceased.
Judges: 
Reporter: Navajo Reporter
Volume: 3
Pages: 15–15

Head Matter:
No. A-CV-11-80
COURT OF APPEALS OF THE NAVAJO NATION
June 9, 1980
In the Matter of the Estate of: Louis K. NEZ, a/k/a Lewis K. NEZ, Deceased.
Herman Light, Esq., Shiprock, Navajo Nation (New Mexico) for appellant and Marüou B. Tso, Esq., Shiprock, Navajo Nation (New Mexico) for appellees.

Opinion:
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
This matter having come before the Acting Chief Justice of the Navajo Nation pursuant to Title 7 Section 801 of the Navajo Tribal Code and the undersigned having reviewed the file and fully advised in the premises, it is ORDERED that the above-captioned appéal is HEREBY DISMISSED for the following reason:
That the appeal is an interlocutory appeal. The order of the Shiprock District Court dated March 19, 1980, is not the final order of the District Court. In accordance with Thompson v. General Electric Credit Corporation, 1 Nav.R. 234, Todecheenie v. Navajo Tribe, 1 Nav.R. 245, Pelt v. Pelt, 2 Nav.R. 127 and Mike & Hoskie v. Pete & Hunt, 2 Nav.R. 129, interlocutory appeals are not permitted.