Legal Opinion
Doe BF v. Diocese of Gallup
Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Decided September 9, 2011No. SC-CV-06-10PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
John Doe BF (Appellant) appeals the Shiprock District Court’s January 19, 2010 dismissal of his Second Amended Complaint for Personal Injury for damages resulting from injuries arising from sexual abuse that occurred in 1984-85 when Appellant was 14-15 years old. Defendants are non-members of the Navajo Nation. For the following reasons, we reverse the district court’s order of dismissal and remand the case.
*76I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Appellant filed a Complaint for Personal Injuries against defendant Charles Cieha-nowicz (“Ciehanowicz”) on November 6, 2007, shortly thereafter on November 13,…
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