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In case you missed this post at Above the Law about: “Yale Law School Going to the Dogs”

3 Geeks and a Law blog have something to say about it, too: “But, what about those of us (especially librarians) that are cat people? Bird people? Fish people? Turtle or reptilian people?? Where’s the love and diversity for those of us that don’t like dogs??”

(To each his/her own stress-buster, including blogging, which can be a great way to get it out of your system. Woof.)

Don’t forget, you can also check out a librarian at some libraries 🙂

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Who said legal research wasn’t fun? Not I.

Read a Gallagher Blog post about researching local laws, Enact Locally, citing 102 Law Library Journal 497, especially the article’s section on Dog Poop.

Dog Law, and its companion, Neighbor Law, are good tests of your own peacemaking and diplomatic skills.

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Suppose you want to find out what lawsuits a business or an individual has filed in Oregon against another business, a customer, or an individual. How and where do you look that up?

1) Here in the U.S., if you are searching state court records (rather than federal court records), you will generally look to a courthouse docket, database, or other lists of “lawsuits filed.” These lists will sometimes be kept in statewide databases, but not always. For example, when the court is local, not statewide, it is possible that the only listing of parties sued, or being sued, will be held by the Court – and they may still be in print only.

2) NOT ALL COURT RECORDS ARE ONLINE. In fact, not all ANYTHING is online. (Sigh – except maybe those documents “born digital.”) And even if the court records are stored in a digital database, this does not mean access to it is free or available to everyone.

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1) PACER is a U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts database.

2) PACER is an online federal court case docket system.

3) Anyone may subscribe to PACER (registration is required).

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Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites alerts us to this wonderful opportunity:

Law School Offers Free Online Course in Health Reform Law:

“Innovation, Business & Law Colloquium: Health Care Reform Act
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Public and county law libraries get a lot of questions from people seeking child support services. Questions range from how to track down missing parents, collect overdue support payments, how to determine paternity, etc.

There are a number of resources available to parents. Patience and persistence are key to finding the specific services you need. Here are some places to start your research:

(Note: Web links change often. If the links below do not work, use a search engine and type in the service you need, for example use the words: Oregon child support or Oregon family law facilitator. It is important that you include the name of your state. You can also include the name of your county.)

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Statutes of limitations (aka limitations of actions) drive people crazy. Pro se litigants think it should be easy to find out how long they have to decide whether or not to sue someone, but the reality is … statutes of limitations drive people crazy, especially those with linear, literal personalities or those who think the law ought to be what it says it is. Ha ha ha.

(Remember, the Golden Rule of Lawyering: If you read only what is written in the statutes, the cases, and the constitutions you will be absolutely wrong about what the law is.”)

An example, and bear in mind that ORS 12.220 has been around since 1961 (amended in 2003):

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As a blogger with a busy “day-job,” I really appreciate it when others do the research for me.

Oregon attorney blogs and consumer and financial law websites offer a wealth of useful information, e.g.

1) Foreclosures: Attorney Ben Knaupp has been blogging a lot about foreclosure law, including an 8-part series on: Dealing with Foreclosure in Oregon, that he ran in October and September 2009.

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I have written often about the wonderful Oregon Legislative Liaisons, but sadly they are no more.

Instead, you need to visit the Legislature’s Support and Contact Information website, where you will find lots of contact information.

You can also email Legislative Help, or call 1-800-332-2313 and leave a message.

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Craig Colby v. Karen Gunson, State Medical Examiner (SC S057691) (August 26, 2010)

Excerpt (from August 26, 2010, OJD Media Release):

“On review from the Court of Appeals in an appeal from the Marion County Circuit Court, Albin W. Norblad, Judge. 229 Or App 167, 210 P3d 917 (2009).

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