L.A. Law (TV Series)

Dances with Sharks (1991)

Amanda Donohoe: Cara Jean 'C.J.' Lamb

Quotes 

• Cara Jean 'C.J.' Lamb : What Mr. Long did amounts to kidnapping. We have already had a custody hearing, which custody was awarded to my client.

  David Wauneka : In your courts. Now we go to ours.

  Judge Richard Lobel : Counsel, the order of this court stands.

  David Wauneka : Your Honor, the Indian Child Welfare Act is federal law that gives the tribe exclusive jurisdiction over the placement of Indian children.

  Judge Richard Lobel : It's not exclusive. And that act exempts final divorce decrees in our courts, including custody decisions.

  David Wauneka : Yes, but the ruling here prejudiced my client in the tribal court.

  Judge Richard Lobel : I am ordering you right now to bring back that boy.

  David Wauneka : That's not going to happen.

  Judge Richard Lobel : I will lock you up for contempt.

  David Wauneka : I'm not the one disregarding your order.

  Judge Richard Lobel : [as for Janice Long]  Ms. Long, I would send the police if I could. But I am afraid that I have no enforcement power on the Navajo reservation.

  Janice Long : What does that mean?

  Judge Richard Lobel : What I'm saying is I can't do anything. If you want your son back any time soon, it looks like you'll have to go to tribal court.

  Cara Jean 'C.J.' Lamb : My client is white, Your Honor. Mr. Long is an Indian. How can we expect to get an impartial hearing in a Navajo court?

  Judge Richard Lobel : I don't know, counselor. Mr. Wauneka, you tell your client that if this is the way he wants to play, he better hope to hell he wins. Because if she does get her son back, I'm cutting out all unsupervised visitation.

  [to Janice Long] 

  Judge Richard Lobel : I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help, ma'am, but you'll have to take your case to the Navajos.