Heusel v. Multnomah County District Attorney's Office

Plaintiff appeals, assigning error to the trial court’s allowance of a directed verdict against his claims for false imprisonment and negligence. The court concluded that defendant Multnomah County District Attorney’s office was absolutely immune from those claims. We affirm.

The material facts, as set out in the parties’ stipulated facts and associated exhibits, are straightforward. In December 1993, plaintiffs former girlfriend, Bemardi, obtained a Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) restraining order against defendant. ORS 107.700 et seq. On February 1, 1994, the circuit court, upon…