Cliven Bundy

American cattle rancher

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September 2023 The Western Watersheds Project sued the federal government over the BLM's failure to remove Bundy's cattle from protected lands, with Bundy responding by promoting conspiracy theories and threatening armed resistance.
August 6 2020 The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied prosecutors' appeal to reinstate criminal prosecution against the Bundys, upholding the dismissal of the case.
January 8 2018 Judge Gloria Navarro declares a mistrial and dismisses charges against Bundy due to the federal government withholding potentially exculpatory evidence.
December 21 2017 Judge Navarro declared a mistrial, citing prosecutors' failure to turn over potentially exculpatory FBI and BLM documents.
October 17 2016 Bundy dismissed his lawsuit against Navarro, President Obama, and the Reids.
May 25 2016 Judge Navarro denied Bundy's motion for her recusal from the case and ruled that he would not be granted bail.
March 10 2016 Bundy refused to enter a plea to charges and refused to recognize federal authority in the courtroom. U.S. Magistrate Judge Carl Hoffman entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
March 10 2016 Bundy filed a lawsuit against Judge Gloria Navarro, Senator Harry Reid, Reid's son Rory, and President Barack Obama, alleging various conspiracy theories.
March 4 2016 A preliminary hearing was held at the Las Vegas federal courthouse.
February 16 2016 Judge Stewart ordered Bundy to be held without bail, citing serious charges and flight risk.
February 11 2016 Bundy made his first court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland and sought court-appointed counsel.
February 10 2016 Arrested by the FBI at Portland International Airport while en route to support the Malheur Standoff, facing federal charges related to his 2014 standoff with the Bureau of Land Management.
2014 Bundy initiates the Bundy standoff in Nevada, an armed confrontation with federal and state law enforcement over defaulted grazing fees, challenging federal land management policies.

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