Bryant v. Recall for Lowell's Future Committee

Plaintiff is a former city councilor for the city of Lowell.- Defendant Recall for Lowell’s Future Committee is a petition committee that was organized to support the recall election against plaintiff. Defendant Hern was the chief petitioner for that effort, and defendant Garratt is the committee’s treasurer. After the election, which plaintiff lost, plaintiff brought suit under ORS 260.532, alleging that defendants had violated that statute by making seven factually false statements in election materials in support of plaintiffs recall. Defendants moved to strike the complaint under ORS…