Olsen v. Deschutes County

The majority and I view the record and the issues that the parties brief quite differently in this case, which leads to my disagreement with the majority’s reasoning as set out more fully below. The following reflects my understanding from the record of what occurred in the trial court.

There are three plaintiffs in this case, Misa Olsen, Melanie Reese, and Denise Tomitz. They were all employed by defendant Deschutes County at a short-term residential mental health facility in August 2000, when according to their complaint, certain events occurred that led to the end of their employment with…