Kluge v. Oregon State Bar

In this public records disclosure case, plaintiff appeals a judgment denying him access to certain Oregon State Bar (Bar) records. Plaintiff assigns as error the trial court’s award of summary judgment, an award of costs and prevailing party fees to the Bar, an order dissolving a stay of Bar disciplinary proceedings, and an ex parte communication that occurred following the summary judgment hearing. Because summary judgment was not appropriate in this instance, we reverse the summary judgment and award of attorney fees and remand for further proceedings. We otherwise affirm.

In July 1998, the…