In Defense of Animals v. Oregon Health Sciences University

This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief arising out of a request for public records under the Public Records Law, ORS 192.410 to 192.505. Plaintiff, a nonprofit, tax-exempt public interest corporation registered in the State of Oregon, sought to inspect various categories of records of the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center (ORPRC or the primate center), a unit of the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), a public corporation. Plaintiff also sought a reduction or waiver of the fees that OHSU assessed for provision of the records. OHSU reduced the fees for some…