Ronald Colbert v. United States

VOORHEES, District Judge:

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The United States challenges subject matter jurisdiction, namely, the district court’s partial summary judgment ruling that, under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1346 et seq., and pursuant to the self-determination contract entered into between the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) and the Navajo Nation Tribe, 25 U.S.C. § 450Í 1 , Navajo Nation Department of Justice (“NNDOJ”) Attorney Kandis Martine was “deemed” an employee of the BIA and afforded the full protection and coverage of the FTCA. The district court…