Legal Opinion
City of Portland v. Rice
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1989No. TC A8607-04069 CA A45554, SC S 35857PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFadeley, J.
The question in this case is whether public records of an investigation by agents of the City of Portland (City) into a complaint of two citizens about the official conduct of certain police officers are exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.501(13) , 1 a portion of the state public records law. The Portland Police Bureau’s Internal Investigations Unit (IIU) 2 investigated the complaint and wrote the citizens saying the investigation was complete and no further action would be taken by IIU.
City refused the request of the citizens to inspect the relevant IIU records. The citizens petitioned the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- MacEwan v. HOLMOregon Supreme Court · 1961
- Ayers v. Lee Enterprises Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1977
- Chapman Bros. Stationery & Office Equipment Co. v. Miles-Hiatt Investments, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1978
- City of Portland v. RiceCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1988
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- City of Portland v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1999
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