Medicine Blanket v. Rosebud Sioux Tribal Police Department

Charles G. Medicine Blanket appeals from the final judgment of the District Court for the District of South Dakota in this civil rights action arising out of Medicine Blanket’s arrest on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. The district court 1 granted summary judgment to defendants and denied Medicine Blanket’s motion for reconsideration. For reversal, Medicine Blanket argues the district court erred in (1) finding his motion for reconsideration untimely, (2) prematurely granting summary judgment to defendants, and (3) finding his action was time-barred. For the reasons discussed below, we…