PRISON LEGAL NEWS v. COLUMBIA COUNTY

Case No. 3:12-cv-00071-SI.

942 F.Supp.2d 1068 (2013)

PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBIA COUNTY; Columbia County Sheriff's Office; Jeffrey Dickerson, individually and in his capacity as Columbia County Sheriff, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon, Portland Division.

April 24, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse Wing and Katherine C. Chamberlain , MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, WA; Lance Weber , Human Rights Defense Center, West Brattleboro, VT, Marc D. Blackman , Ransom Blackman, LLP, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff.

Steven A. Kraemer and Gregory R. Roberson , Hart Wagner, LLP, Portland, OR, for Defendants.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

SIMON, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This case concerns the constitutionality of a county jail's inmate mail policies. Defendants Columbia County, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office (the "CCSO"), and Sheriff Jeffrey Dickerson (collectively "Defendants") operate the county jail in Columbia County, Oregon (the "Jail"). Plaintiff Prison Legal News ("PLN") alleges that Defendants violated the First Amendment...

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