Wayt v. Goff

Tracy Goff appeals the trial court’s issuance of a permanent Stalking Protective Order (SPO) designed to prevent him from contacting Gaiy Wayt or Wayt’s family. We review de novo, ORS 19.415(3), 1 and reverse.

The undisputed facts are as follows. Wayt is a Tigard Police Officer. He and Goff have known each other for a number of years. Wayt filed a uniform stalking complaint against Goff on August 31,1995. In the complaint, Wayt alleged that Goff had been harassing him for 11 years, had threatened his fife in 1993 and, more recently, had been to Wayt’s neighborhood where he was seen looking…