Wood v. Panther, ID, Complaint, OR retaliation harassment transfer marriage, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00092-CWD Document 2 Filed 03/17/15 Page 1 of 20 Case 1:15-cv-00092-CWD Document 2 Filed 03/17/15 Page 2 of 20 Case 1:15-cv-00092-CWD Document 2 Filed 03/17/15 Page 3 of 20 Case 1:15-cv-00092-CWD Document 2 Filed 03/17/15 Page 4 of …
Ninth Circuit: 27-Month Segregation Implicates Due Process Liberty Interest by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: 27-Month Segregation Implicates Due Process Liberty Interest by Mark Wilson On May 4, 2014, in a corrected decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that lengthy segregation without periodic, meaningful reviews may give rise to …
Oregon Probation Extended for Inability to Pay Financial Obligations by Mark Wilson Oregon Probation Extended for Inability to Pay Financial Obligations by Mark Wilson In a July 9, 2014 ruling, the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s extension of probation for failure to pay financial obligations due to …
Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petition for Post Conviction Relief by Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petition for Post Conviction Relief On June 12, 2014, the En Banc Oregon Supreme Court held that a post-conviction relief (PCR) petitioner must attach an affidavit or other evidence supporting every element …
Imprisonment Bars Mandatory Minimum $2,000 Oregon DUII Fine by Imprisonment Bars Mandatory Minimum $2,000 Oregon DUII Fine On August 6, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a mandatory minimum $2,000 fine for an Oregon woman’s fourth driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) conviction. Regina Marie Frier was convicted …
Discretionary Immunity Bars Oregon Prisoner’s Negligent Sentence Computation Claim by Discretionary Immunity Bars Oregon Prisoner’s Negligent Sentence Computation Claim On April 10, 2014, the En Banc Oregon Supreme Court held that Oregon prison officials were entitled to discretionary immunity on a former prisoner’s negligence claim related to confining him 13 …
Investigation Finds that Money Stolen from Oregon Prison Wasn’t Really Stolen by Joe Watson Investigation Finds that Money Stolen from Oregon Prison Wasn’t Really Stolen by Joe Watson An Oregon State Police investigation has revealed that money believed stolen from the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI) was actually right where …
Hagen v. Williams, OR, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death White Supremacists, 2014 Case 6:14-cv-00165-MC Document 47 Filed 12/19/14 Page 1 of 20 DENNIS STEINMAN, OSB No. 954250 dsteinman@kelrun.com TED E. RUNSTEIN, OSB No. 661052 trunstein@kelrun.com SCOTT J. ALDWORTH, OSB No. 113123 saldworth@kelrun.com ZACHARY B. WALKER, OSB No. 115461 zwalker@kelrun.com Kell, Alterman …
Fanus v ODOC, OR, Order Granting PI , falsely housed on Death Row, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON JESSE FANUS, Plaintiff, 6:14-cv-00935-AA v. ORDER JEFF PREMO, Defendant. AIKEN, District Judge. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC), filed a complaint under …
No Jury Determination of Oregon Juvenile Restitution by Mark Wilson No Jury Determination of Oregon Juvenile Restitution by Mark Wilson On October 3, 2013, the Oregon Supreme Court held that juveniles do not have a constitutional right to a jury determination of the amount of restitution they owe. …
Restitution for Oregon Police Overtime Not Recoverable by Restitution for Oregon Police Overtime Not Recoverable The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a restitution order requiring payment of $7,808.34 in overtime pay to officers assigned to guard a hospitalized defendant. Jeffrey E. Kuehner was arrested on sex offense, kidnapping …
Oregon Defense Investigator under No Duty to Reveal Identity to Victim by Oregon Defense Investigator under No Duty to Reveal Identity to Victim The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the revocation of a private investigator's license for failing to tell a crime victim that he worked for a criminal …
Transferred Prisoner May Sue Oklahoma Officials in Oregon Court by Mark Wilson Transferred Prisoner May Sue Oklahoma Officials in Oregon Court by Mark Wilson In an October 9, 2013 ruling, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that Oregon courts have personal jurisdiction over Oklahoma prison officials with respect to claims …
Oregon Attorney Fee Repayment Requires Showing of Ability to Pay by Mark Wilson Oregon Attorney Fee Repayment Requires Showing of Ability to Pay by Mark Wilson On October 9, 2013, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that a trial court lacked the authority to require a criminal defendant to pay …
Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation by Mark Wilson Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner’s release was improperly postponed for two years on the basis of an erroneous psychological …
Oregon Victim’s Right to Restitution Survives Prosecutor’s Statutory Violation by Mark Wilson Oregon Victim’s Right to Restitution Survives Prosecutor’s Statutory Violation by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals held that a prosecutor’s failure to comply with state restitution laws did not deprive a trial court of authority to impose …
Oregon Parole Board: “Don’t Have to Explain Nothing to Nobody” by Oregon Parole Board: “Don’t Have to Explain Nothing to Nobody” For at least the fifth time, a state court has ordered the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (Board) to provide more than boilerplate reasons for its decisions. …
Oregon Garnishment Exemption Protects Funds in Prisoners’ Accounts by Mark Wilson Oregon Garnishment Exemption Protects Funds in Prisoners’ Accounts by Mark Wilson An Oregon judge has held that a prosecutor improperly seized money from a prisoner’s trust account to pay a court-ordered “compensatory fine.” In 2006, Norman Earl Schlunt was …
