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Lincoln County District Judge Matthew Cuffe on Wednesday said he would take the Allen A.J. Longsoldier Jr. case under advisement. He did not say when he would issue a ruling.
Longsoldier was an 18-year-old Native American man who died in 2009 while in the custody of the Hill County Detention Center.
Lawyers representing both sides in the case filed for motions for summary judgments, and Cuffe, a substitute judge, heard arguments in Cascade County District Court.
Lawyers for Hill and Blaine counties asked the judge to dismiss the case because it had already determined that the counties were not responsible for Longsoldier s death. Lawyers representing Longsoldier s estate asked the judge for a trial, saying the counties were negligent and discriminated against Longsoldier.