December 02, 2024
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is looking to throw out an array of evidence in a Montana federal court dispute over whether the agency is liable for a former officer's sexual assault of a Northern Cheyenne woman, arguing most of the information is based on hearsay, undisclosed opinion and privileged testimony.
October 21, 2024
A Northern Cheyenne woman who has accused a former Bureau of Indian Affairs officer of sexually assaulting her can reopen his deposition but won't be allowed access to his psychological evaluation in the ongoing dispute over the federal agency's liability in the incident, a federal judge said.
October 17, 2024
The Bureau of Indian Affairs says a Northern Cheyenne woman who was sexually assaulted by one of its former officers isn't entitled to his psychological evaluation or criminal presentencing report, arguing that the information is protected under state and federal law in the dispute over the federal agency's liability.
October 01, 2024
A Northern Cheyenne woman who was sexually assaulted by a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer is asking a Montana federal court for an in camera review of his psychological evaluation and presentencing report to determine whether the documents should be produced as impeachment evidence in the ongoing litigation over the government's liability.