Matthews v. Oregon State Board of Higher Education ex rel. University of Oregon

ORDER CERTIFYING A QUESTION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OREGON

' Kevin Matthews appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of several named defendants and the Oregon State Board of Higher Education (the “Board”), acting by and through, the University of Oregon (the “University”) (collectively, the “defendants”). Matthews contends that the University did not follow proper procedures in its denial of Matthews’s bid for indefinite tenure, because the provost, rather than the president, made the final determination to • deny tenure. The district court concluded that the provost held the power…