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Federal Tort Claims Act Case re: Isleta Police Officer

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 5 days ago: Here are the opinions in Garcia v. USA and Garcia, out of the District of New Mexico, decided last M … more →

Tags: Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, District of New Mexico, Garcia v. United States, Isleta Pueblo, tribal police

Boney v. Valline -- Suit re: Police Liability under Self-Determination Act & FTCA3 comments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 5 months ago: Here is the opinion in this case – boney-v-valline-dct-order — where the District of Nev … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, First Amendment, tribal law enforcement, Fourth Amendment, Indian Self-Determination Acts, police brutality, District of Nevada

Bressi v. Ford Update -- FTCA and Sovereign Immunity Case1 comment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 6 months ago: Here are the briefs in Bressi v. Ford, a claim pending in the Ninth Circuit against Tohono O’o … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, sovereign immunity, Criminal, Tohono O'odham Nation, Medios, ninth circuit, Bressi v Ford, police brutality

Governmental Immunity from Negligence Claims an Issue in Recent U.S. and Canadian Class Action Rulings

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 9 months ago: Class action suits against governmental agencies in the U.S. and Canada for alleged negligence saw m … more →

Tags: Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Commentary, Federal Court Decisions, International Class Action Law, canadian class action law, Crown Liability Act, fema, FTCA

Seneca v. USET -- Improper Influence Case2 comments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 10 months ago: The Eleventh Circuit held that Dean Seneca, a former employee of the Office of Tribal Affairs in the … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Seneca v. United South and Eastern Tribes, USET, Eleventh Circuit

Federal Tort Claims Act Liability in CRIT Case? Maybe?

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 10 months ago: The District of Arizona federal court held that the US could be liable under the FTCA for decisions … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Colorado River Indian Tribes, District of Arizona

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Case Moved to Federal Court System

frankcontributor wrote 10 months ago: Pennsylvania Medical MalpracticeIn a recent Pennsylvania medical malpractice case filed by Ruth and … more →

Tags: Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice attorney, med mal, medical malpractice claim, Pennslyvania Medical Malpractice

Garreaux v. Jackson -- Federal Tort Claims Act Case Dismissed -- Substandard Housing

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: This case involved the alleged failure of the Cheyenne River Housing Authority to maintain, repair, … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, District of South Dakota, Garreaux v. Jackson, Mutual Help Program, Cheyenne River Housing Authority

Bob v. United States - Tort Claim Against Oglala Sioux Tribe Officers

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: The district court for the District of South Dakota dismissed this claim of police brutality by Ogla … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Frank Sioux Bob v. United States, police brutality

Serrano v. US (S.D. Fla.) -- Dismissal of FTCA Claim Against US/Tribal Employee

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: This case appears to be about a fundamental misunderstanding of how the Federal Tort Claims Act appl … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, sovereign immunity, Serrano v. United States, Southern District of Florida, Miccosukee, Indian Self-Determination Acts

Hinsley v. Standing Rock C.P.S. (CA8) -- Federal Tort Claims Act

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Apparently, persons covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act retain immunity from suit by exercising t … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, sovereign immunity, Briefs, Eighth Circuit, Hinsley v. Standing Rock, child safety, child abuse

Supreme Court Ruling: No Recourse if The Cops Destroy or Steal Property1 comment

Kenyon Farrow wrote 1 year ago: Heath Ledger was unfortunately found dead in his apartment in SoHo, NYC yesterday. Only 28 years old … more →

Tags: media, News, Politics, activism, Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court, linda greenhouse, Heath Ledger, abdus-shahid M.S. Ali

Hon. J. Matthew Martin (Eastern Band Cherokee) on FTCA "Law of the Place"

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Judge Martin of the Eastern Band Cherokee tribal court has published “Federal Malpractice in I … more →

Tags: Scholarship, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Tribal Courts, tribal court, tribal law, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Campbell Law Review, Law of the Place

Federal Tort Claims Act & Indian Self Determination Act -- Necklace v. United States

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Interesting case involving the federal government’s liability for a road maintenance accident … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, South Dakota, Necklace v. United States, District of South Dakota, Indian Educational Assistance and Self-Determination Ac, Indian Self-Determination Act, self-goverance, Yankton Sioux Tribe


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