Miller v. Jordan

Plaintiff was charged in the Municipal Court of the City of Portland by the filing therein of an Oregon Uniform Traffic citation alleging a violation of § 19-502 of the Portland Traffic Code in that he disobeyed a traffic signal.

Plaintiff filed a written demand for a jury trial. The defendant, a municipal court judge, demanded that the accused post a $30 fee in advance of the trial for the cost of the jury, as required by § 3-802 of Portland City Ordinance # 77780.

Plaintiff declined to do so and filed a petition seeking the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the defendant to grant him a…