CAFFEY v. LANE COUNTY

16-81-08893; CA A23661.

706 P.2d 590 (1985)

75 Or.App. 399

Michael CAFFEY, Appellant, v. LANE COUNTY; R. Glen Mittermann, Infractions Hearings Officer for Lane County; and D.M. Penfold, Custodian of Records for Lane County, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Caffey, Eugene, appeared pro se for appellant.

John Hoag, Asst. County Counsel, Eugene, appeared for respondents.

Richard D. Wasserman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, appeared for amicus curiae Atty. Gen. With him were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and William F. Gary, Sol. Gen., Salem.

John B. Leahy, Multnomah County Counsel, Portland, appeared for amicus curiae Association of Oregon Counties. With him was Michael E. Judd, Asst. Clackamas County Counsel, Oregon City.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


ROSSMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals a circuit court order, issued on a writ of review, which affirmed the decision of a Lane County hearings officer involving plaintiff's two dogs, Ginger and Mo, who allegedly had attacked a sheep in violation of a Lane County ordinance. We affirm.

On September 14, 1981, at about 5:00 a.m., Mrs. Belisle found two dogs attacking her ewe in her barn. Subsequently, plaintiff's dogs were impounded for violation of Lane Code §...

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