Quesnoy v. Department of Revenue

Several years ago, petitioner Quesnoy was convicted of a property crime. Her sentence included an 18-month term of incarceration and a requirement that she pay nearly $250,000 in restitution. The judgment of conviction ordered that $148,455.55 of the restitution “be referred to the Oregon Department of Revenue [(DOR)] for collection.” Quesnoy later sued the State of Oregon, the Department of Corrections, and individual state employees in federal court, alleging that those defendants had violated her statutory and constitutional rights while she was incarcerated. She ultimately prevailed on…