L. B. v. UNITED STATES

No. 20-35514.

8 F.4th 868 (2021)

L. B., individually and on behalf of D.B., a minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Dana Bullcoming, agent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs sued in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 6, 2021.


ORDER

We are asked to determine whether law-enforcement officers act within the scope of their employment under Montana law when they use their authority as on-duty officers to sexually assault members of the public. This central question of state law is determinative of the instant case, and there is no controlling precedent in the Montana Supreme Court's decisions. Mont. R. App. P. 15(3). Therefore, we respectfully certify this question of law to the Montana Supreme...

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