Case Name: In re the Matter of B.F., a Minor Indian Child
Court: Fort Peck Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Tribal Jurisdictions
Decision Date: 2000-04-12
Citations: 2 Am. Tribal Law 193
Docket Number: No. 345
Parties: In re the Matter of B.F., a Minor Indian Child.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's American Tribal Law Reporter
Volume: 2
Pages: 193–194

Head Matter:
In re the Matter of B.F., a Minor Indian Child.
No. 345.
Fort Peck Court of Appeals.
April 12, 2000.

Opinion:
ORDER DENYING APPEAL
GARY P. SULLIVAN, Chief Justice.
A NOTICE OF APPEAL having been filed by Leighton Reum, Lay Advocate, on behalf of the above referenced minor, from an Order to Take Youth into Custody, issued by The Honorable Marvin Youpee, on February 22, 2000, and good cause appealing therefore, the said Petition is hereby denied for the following reasons:
1. On or about March 10, 2000, the Fort Peck Tribal Prosecutor's office filed a Motion to Dismiss citing 'prosecutorial discretion'. The prosecutorial discretion is based upon the fact that the alleged victim had filed a notarized affidavit stating that she did not wish to pursue the charge. According, the appeal filed herein has been rendered moot.