MORO v. STATE

S061452 (Control) S061431 S061454 S061475 S061860.

384 P.3d 504 (2016)

360 Or. 467

Everice MORO; Terri Domenigoni; Charles Custer; John Hawkins; Michael Arken; Eugene Ditter; John O'Kief; Michael Smith; Lane Johnson; Greg Clouser; Brandon Silence; Alison Vickery; and Jin Voek, Petitioners, v. STATE of Oregon; State of Oregon, by and through the Department of Corrections; Linn County; City of Portland; City of Salem; Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue; Estacada School District; Oregon City School District; Ontario School District; Beaverton School District; West Linn School District; Bend School District; and Public Employees Retirement Board, Respondents, and League of Oregon Cities; Oregon School Boards Association; and Association of Oregon Counties, Intervenors, and Central Oregon Irrigation District, Intervenor below. Wayne Stanley Jones, Petitioner, v. Public Employees Retirement Board; Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General; and Kate Brown, Governor, Respondents. Michael D. Reynolds, Petitioner, v. Public Employees Retirement Board, State of Oregon; and Kate Brown, Governor, State of Oregon, Respondents. George A. Riemer, Petitioner, v. State of Oregon; Oregon Governor Kate Brown; Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum; Oregon Public Employees Retirement Board; and Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Respondents. George A. Riemer, Petitioner, v. State of Oregon, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, Public Employees Retirement Board, and Public Employees Retirement System, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

October 27, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Hartman , Bennett, Harman, Morris & Kaplan, LLP, Portland, filed the petition for attorney fees and costs for petitioners Everice Moro, Terri Domenigoni, Charles Custer, John Hawkins, Michael Arken, Eugene Ditter, John O'Kief, Michael Smith, Lane Johnson, Greg Clouser, Brandon Silence, Alison Vickery, and Jin Voek. Also on the petition was Aruna A. Masih.

George A. Riemer , Sun City West, Arizona, filed the petition for attorney fees and costs on behalf of himself.

Michael D. Reynolds , Seattle, Washington, filed the petition for attorney fees and costs on behalf of himself.

Wayne Stanley Jones , North Salt Lake City, Utah, filed the petition for costs on behalf of himself.

William F. Gary , Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C., Portland, filed the objections to petitions for attorney fees and costs for respondents Linn County, Estacada School District, Oregon City School District, Ontario School District, West Linn School District, Beaverton School District, and Bend School District and intervenors Oregon School Boards Association and Association of Oregon Counties. Also on the objections was Sharon A. Rudnick.

Keith L. Kutler , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed the objections to petitions for attorney fees and costs for state respondents. Also on the objections were Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General, and Michael A. Casper and Matthew J. Merritt , Assistant Attorneys General.

Robert F. Blackmore , Innova Legal Advisors PC, Lake Oswego, filed the objections to petitions for attorney fees and costs for respondent Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. With him on the objections was Heidi W. Mason.

Before Balmer, Chief Justice, and Kistler, Walters, Brewer, Baldwin, and Nakamoto Justices.


This matter is before us on petitions for attorney fees and costs brought by a law firm and three individuals (claimants) who participated in the underlying litigation. In that litigation, claimants were petitioners or represented petitioners who challenged legislation passed in 2013 that changed...

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