Lake Oswego Review, Inc. v. Steinkamp

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion for two reasons: (1) I believe ORCP 7 authorizes service of summons by mail on individual defendants; (2) defendant received actual notice, which is sufficient under ORCP 7G.

The majority has very carefully set out the controlling provisions of ORCP 7; so, with few exceptions, I will not duplicate that effort. A thorough reading of those provisions discloses that the words “may” and “shall” appear throughout ORCP 7D. Ordinarily, “may” is employed to mean permissive and discretionary action; but it can also mean mandatory action. In re People’s…