STATE EX REL. JUV. DEPT. v. GATES

88739; CA A43598.

774 P.2d 484 (1989)

96 Or.App. 365

IN THE MATTER OF SAMANTHA WRIGHT, Sean Wright, Travis Wright, and Joseph Wright, Children. STATE of Oregon ex rel. Juvenile Department of Multnomah County, Appellant, v. Donna GATES, Also Known As Donna Wright, Leroy F. Wright, Jr., Parents, Samantha Wright, Sean Wright, Travis Wright and Joseph Wright, Children, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 10, 1989.

Reconsideration Denied June 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda DeVries Grimms, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Martin W. Reeves, Portland, argued the cause for respondent Donna Gates, also known as Donna Wright. With him on the brief was Reeves & Kahn, Portland.

No appearance for respondent Leroy F. Wright, Jr.

Clint A. Lonergan, Portland, argued the cause for respondents Samantha Wright, Sean Wright, Travis Wright and Joseph Wright, children. With him on the brief was Richard L. Lonergan, Portland.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., JOSEPH, C.J., and DEITS, J.


JOSEPH, Chief Judge.

This juvenile court proceeding involves the four children of Donna Gates (mother) and Leroy Wright (father):1 Sean, Travis, Samantha and Joseph. In March, 1984, petitions were filed in Crook County seeking to adjudicate that Sean and Travis were in the jurisdiction of the court under ORS 419.482. In September, 1984, the Crook County juvenile court entered an "interlocutory" order, finding, inter alia, that father...

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