Marks v. McKenzie High School Fact-Finding Team

This is an action under the Oregon Inspection of Public Records Law (Public Records Law), ORS 192.410 et seq. Plaintiffs alleged in their complaint that defendant is a public body that denied their lawful request to inspect and copy certain records. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss. ORCP 21A. We reverse.

In 1991, the McKenzie School District asked a private non-profit group, the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA), to appoint a fact-finding team to investigate problems at McKenzie High School. COSA created defendant, the McKenzie High School Fact-Finding…