No. 22-6259
Eric Bruce Fowler v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-arrest cross-deputization due-process federal-approval indian-law indian-reservation jurisdiction law-enforcement state-jurisdiction territorial-sovereignty
Latest Conference:
2023-01-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
A state trooper stopped, detained, and searched Eric Fowler, an Indian within the boundaries of his reservation. Did the state trooper have jurisdiction, absent federal approval of the cross-deputization agreements, to arrest Mr. Fowler, an Indian, within his reservation boundaries?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the state trooper have jurisdiction to arrest Mr. Fowler, an Indian, within his reservation boundaries?
Docket Entries
2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2023)
Attorneys
Eric Fowler
Kristina Neal — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent