Portello v. Oregon State System of Higher Education

Defendant, the Oregon State System of Higher Education (Education) appeals a circuit court judgment reversing its order holding that plaintiff did not meet the residency requirements that would qualify him for the tuition rates of an Oregon resident at the University of Oregon Law School. We reverse.

The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff enrolled at the University of Oregon Law School in the fall of 1990. In May of that year, he obtained a residential lease in Eugene that was to begin in July. In August, he moved from California to Eugene for the purpose of attending school. Plaintiff wished…