Rivas v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

Plaintiff Maupin1 appeals a judgment dismissing his complaint under ORS 192.680(2)2 alleging violations of Oregon’s Public Meetings Law, ORS 192.610 to 192.695, by defendant, the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (the board). In particular, plaintiff contends that the “file-pass” procedure used by the board to decide whether to order a second psychological evaluation of an offender in connection with a parole decision is a “meeting” that violates ORS 192.630(1) and other procedural provisions of the Public Meetings Law3 because the board does not conduct that process openly…