Legal Opinion
Murphy Citizens Advisory Committee v. Josephine County
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1997No. LUBA 95-031; CA A90324; SC S43078PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillette, J.
In this land use case, we are called on to decide the scope and meaning of a 1995 amendment to ORS 197.015, the definition section of Oregon’s land use laws. More specifically, we must determine whether that amendment had the effect of excluding from the jurisdiction of the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) cases in which a local government body had been directed by an alternative writ of mandamus either to take a particular land use action or to show cause why it has not done so, and that local body has chosen to take the land use action. LUBA concluded that the amendment divested it of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Portland General Electric Co. v. Bureau of Labor & IndustriesOregon Supreme Court · 1993
- State ex rel. Compass Corp. v. City of Lake OswegoOregon Supreme Court · 1994
- Holland v. City of Cannon BeachOregon Supreme Court · 1996
- Murphy Citizens Advisory Committee v. Josephine CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1994
- Murphy Citizens Advisory Committee v. Josephine CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Fraley v. Deschutes County Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1997
- State Ex Rel. Currier v. Clatsop CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1997
- State Ex Rel. Lowell v. EadsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1997
- Seida v. City of Lincoln CityCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1999
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