COLLIFLOWER v. GARLAND

No. 19170.

342 F.2d 369 (1965)

Madeline COLLIFLOWER, Appellant, v. John GARLAND, Sheriff of County of Blaine, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

February 4, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Conklin, Spokane, Wash., Melvin L. Wulf, New York City, for appellant.

J. Chan Ettien, Havre, Mont., for appellee.

Ramsey Clark, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roger P. Marquis, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the United States as amicus curiae.

Before MERRILL, DUNIWAY and ELY, Circuit Judges.


DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Madeline Colliflower sought a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. That court concluded that it was "without jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus." It therefore granted a motion to quash the writ and denied the petition for the writ. This appeal followed.

Madeline Colliflower is an Indian, a member of the Gros Ventre Indian tribe, which is a part of the Fort Belknap Indian community, located on the Fort Belknap reservation...

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