Weidner v. Zenon

*316RIGGS, J.

Petitioner, an inmate in the Oregon State Correctional Institution, filed two petitions for writs of habeas corpus alleging that defendant violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Article I, sections 13 and 16, of the Oregon Constitution, for failing to provide him with medical and mental health treatment. The trial court dismissed both of his petitions' sua sponte, before a response or replication was made, for lack of jurisdiction.1 ORS 34.370(6). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

We review for errors of law. Bedell v. Schiedler, 307…