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New Mexico Federal Court Dismisses FTCA False Arrest Suit against Picuris Pueblo/BIA Cops

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Farden v. United States (D.N.M.):

59 Motion for Summary J

Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Death Suit against BIA Cops for Killing Innocent Tribal Citizen

March 5, 2025Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Martin v. Gorneau:

Appellant Brief

Federal Actors Brief

Municipal Actors Brief

State Actors Brief

Unpublished Opinion

Prior post here.

This just seems absolutely lousy. What a Kafkaesque justice system.

North Dakota Federal Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Suit against BIA Cops for Killing Innocent Tribal Citizen

April 19, 2024Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Martin v. Gorneau (D.N.D.):

59 US Motion to Dismiss

66 Individual Defendants Motion to Dismiss

71 State Defendants Motion to Dismiss

78 Individual Defendants Reply

89 Magistrate Report

91 Individual Defendants Response

Tenth Circuit Affirms Sentence in Federal Conviction for Assaulting a BIA Officer

November 17, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Quiver.

Race Discrimination Claim at Federal Training for BIA Officers Dismissed

November 5, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Fuller v. Salazar (D. S.D.):

Fuller v Salazar

Interesting opinion.

An excerpt:

Plaintiff Howard J. Fuller, III (“Fuller”), acting pro se, sued Defendant Kenneth L. Salazar, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, claiming employment discrimination. Doc. 1. Fuller asserts that, while at the Indian Police Academy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and while training as a police officer, Fuller was subject to actionable racial discrimination because of his Native American heritage. Fuller also claims that adverse employment action later was taken against him because of his race as an American Indian. Doc. 1. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, Doc. 23, which this Court grants for the reasons explained below.