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CATT v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

091014151; A146815.

284 P.3d 532 (2012)

251 Or. App. 488

Lisa CATT and Blanca Catt, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, on behalf of the STATE of Oregon; Maria Dunn; and Elizabeth Dillner, Defendants-Respondents, and Judith Swanson; Kathryn Underhill; and Juvenile Rights Project, Inc., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Kramer , Portland, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Kramer & Associates.

Erin C. Lagesen , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were John R. Kroger , Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams , Solicitor General.

Before SCHUMAN, Presiding Judge, and WOLLHEIM, Judge, and NAKAMOTO, Judge.

NAKAMOTO, J.

This civil dispute arises from a failure by the Department of Human Services (DHS) to secure permanent legal residency status and, consequently, United States citizenship for plaintiff Blanca Catt while she was in DHS's legal custody, and from DHS's false representations to Blanca's adoptive mother, plaintiff Lisa Catt, regarding Blanca's citizenship.1 As relevant to this appeal, plaintiffs brought two claims against DHS and...

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