Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Saylor
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 1988No. CC A8409-05447; CA A35289; SC S34838PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
This case presents the question whether the limitations on individual and governmental liability contained in the Oregon Tort Claims Act (OTCA), ORS 30.260 to 30.300, most specifically in ORS 30.270, 1 apply to an action which states a claim under the federal civil rights act, 42 USC § 1983, 2 when that federal claim is brought in state court.
Plaintiffs complaint contains two claims. His first claim is against deputies for the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office for assaulting him in violation of his rights under the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the federal constitution. By…
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