The U.S. Attorney’s Office is careful in the cases it brings. It is challenging to defend these cases. Here is an example of a motion I prepared, in a hard-fought battle. 46_Redacted I filed this paper with the court, pointing out how the officers had violated my client’s rights. After the government read this paper, the…
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For reference, here is the Utah Boundary Law presentation which I deliver on October 18, to the Real Estate section of the Utah State Bar. There is far more material than I can cover in one hour, so I attach it. I look forward to this presentation, and hope it is useful.
Today I am at the Land Surveyors convention in Las Vegas. My thanks to the Western Conference of Land Surveyors for allowing me to come. I was honored to be able to give a presentation on Boundary Line Agreements and Lot Line Adjustments. This is a topic in which there is much need to help…
Yesterday I filed a pleading, in the fight of a boundary-criminal case: Pleading 88_Redacted
You arrange for a land survey, because you need to know where your boundary is. You wonder what is taking the surveyor so long, since all he/she has to do is bring out that GPS thing, which shows where your boundary is, right? Nope. It is more complicated than that. Boundaries are controlled by things…
The City of Myton, Utah is limited in its ability to prosecute Indians on Indian land. Once again, land boundaries become important to criminal prosecutions. Ute Tribe v. Myton Ute Tribe v Myton reimposed limits on state and location prosecutions. Basically, Neil Gorsuch spanked the State of Utah and its localities. (Yes, Neil Gorsuch who was then on Tenth…
Pleading 55_Redacted Over the weekend, I filed a memorandum in a criminal case, arguing that the evidence is unclear that items alleged taken were on federal land.
On June 15, I gave a presentation to the Salt Lake surveyors, on Acquiescence. They provided good input, and we had a good discussion.