State Ex Rel. Dugan v. Tiktin

In Oregon, when an accused in a criminal case seeks pretrial access to a Children’s Services Division (CSD) file made confidential under certain circumstances by statute, 1 the trial court, upon a showing of good cause for disclosure, 2 has a statutory duty to examine the file in camera to determine whether it contains information to which the accused is entitled. ORS 135.873; 3 State ex rel Carlile v. Lewis, 310 Or 541, 543-44, 800 P2d 786 (1990); State v. Warren, 304 Or 428, 434, 746 P2d 711 (1987). The question presented in this mandamus proceeding, involving two criminal cases in which…