Legal Opinion
Loren Shirk v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 8, 2014No. 10-17443PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain; Concurrence by Judge Sack; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Bea.
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to decide whether the United States may be held liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the off-reservation actions of two tribal police officers.
I
A
On October 19, 2006, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Detective Michael Lancaster and *1001Sergeant Hilario Tanakeyowma (the “Officers”), two tribal police officers employed by the Gila River Indian Community (“GRIC” or the “Community”), were traveling northbound on State Route 587 in a GRIC Police…
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