Klamath County School District v. Teamey

This appeal involves the intersection of two legal principles: the attorney-client privilege and the public’s right of access to government records. Defendant, a resident of Klamath County, appeals from a judgment declaring certain records of plaintiff, the Klamath County School District (the district), to be exempt from disclosure under Oregon’s public records laws, ORS 192.410 to 192.505, because, among other reasons, they are confidential under the attorney-client privilege. He argues that, because the district failed to adhere to statutory disclosure procedures, it was precluded from…