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

Kevin Matthews appeals the District Court’s summary judgment in favor of the University of Oregon in his action for damages and equitable relief. Matthews claims that the University violated state and federal law in denying him indefinite tenure upon the completion of his sixth year as an annual appointee to the faculty. After the correctness of the summary judgment had been briefed and argued in this court, we certified, pursuant to Or. Rev.Stat. §§ 28.2000-28.255 and Or. R.App. P. 12.20, a question of state law to the Oregon Supreme Court. See Matthews v. Oregon State Bd. of Higher Educ.,…