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I’ve been informed that OJD hopes to have the Oct 1, 2011, court fee announcements ready to go shortly after September 16th.  I’m not sure when the Oregon Circuit Courts will post the filing fees with their own adjustments, but we do expect those fee-notice postings by September 30th, 2011.
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The Oregon State Bar (OSB) August/September 2011 Bulletin has a lot of interesting news.  We’ll start with the Fun (to librarians, lawyers, and writers, at least):

Thank you to Suzanne Rowe, the University of Oregon Law School Director of Legal Research and Writing and author of the book(s), “Oregon Legal Research,” now in its 2nd edition, we find out from her “The Legal Writer” column, “Let the Festivities Begin!” column that September 24th is:
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A few Oregon county law libraries have conference rooms for use by lawyers and clients (and self-represented litigants) who need gathering space for depositions, teleconferences, or meetings to discuss their active court cases filed with the court, e.g. Clackamas, Deschutes, Multnomah, and Washington Counties.

Call the Law Library directly for information about hours, size of the room, and conference room rules and policies
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I was looking at the 2011 OJD Base Fines Instructions and Charts and the 8 x 10 color glossies with circles and arrows and the word U-TURNS caught my eye.
Does anyone follow this law – anyone who hasn’t been dinged by it?
2009 ORS 811.365 (check for current ORS and any interim session laws if necessary):
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You will not find a link (as of today) to Oregon appellate court cases at the OJD Self-Help website.
You will find a link from the OJD homepage, their Appellate Case Info page, or their Publications page.
This is not a horrible thing. Really!
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There are no official Oregon garnishment forms for non-government employees garnishing someone else’s wages (or defending against garnishment of one’s own wages).  But there is still a lot of useful information online and you can look at the sample forms the state uses.

These may be helpful in theory, but if you are acting on your own behalf, not representing a state or local government agency, you must look at the laws on wage garnishment in the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) before using any unofficial sample forms to draft your own documents.
Keep in mind that garnishment is only one tool to use when collecting on judgments and since each person’s situation is different and since the laws protect both creditors and debtors, you must do your research before filing any forms.
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California appellate court’s Justice Bedsworth stifles a gag (mostly) in his latest monthly column, “Criminal Waste of Space,” in the Orange County Bar Association’s monthly magazine, September 2011 OC Lawyer

“Eat, Drink, and Hire Lawyers,” by Justice William W. Bedsworth
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Oregon’s Classroom Law Project (CLP) Multnomah County Courthouse Experience tour guide volunteer program is fun and educational and perfect for non-attorneys.
Orientation for the upcoming Courthouse Experience tour guide season will be held on Friday, September 9, 2011, at Noon.  Sign up to meet other volunteers and CLP staff.
I volunteered last year and will sign up for another round.  I met excellent co-volunteers, CLP staff members, lawyers, judges, and judicial staff all of whom cheerfully welcomed the CLP tour guides and the students who participated in the court tour program.
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