Stivahtis v. Juras

This is a representative suit brought by plaintiffs on behalf of all public assistance recipients of Oregon, seeking a declaratory judgment that, pursuant to ORS 192.030, ① a public assistance recipient may have access to all records maintained by the Oregon Public Welfare Division which pertain to the recipient. Plaintiffs also sought injunctive relief to enforce the declaratory judgment. The parties submitted the case to the trial court on the pleadings and on stipulated facts.

The trial court’s order granted the relief prayed for. Defendants appeal, claiming that the files of the Public…