Patton v. State Board of Higher Education

MEMORANDUM OPINION.

Petitioner, a student at the University of Oregon, was placed on mandatory medical leave pursuant to a university rule. 1 He sought review of this order in the Court of Appeals under ORS 183.482, which provides for judicial review of “contested cases” under the Administrative Procedure Act. The Court of Appeals on its own motion dismissed for want of jurisdiction, 56 Or App 714, 642 P2d 1207 (1982), and petitioner sought review of this dismissal. We allow the petition for review and remand the case to the Court of Appeals.

The Court of Appeals explained its dismissal as…