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Put your thinking caps on, brainstorm with friends over the coming weeks, think dangerously, creatively, courageously, and wisely:

Meyer Memorial Trust Million Dollar Ideas

“Meyer Memorial Trust wants to help change the contagious pessimism in Oregon and jumpstart action that again makes our state a place where ideas begin and grow. But we need your help. Tell us what you think is the most pressing issue facing Oregon that an investment of up to $1 million from MMT could provide meaningful support and leverage over the next two years. Give us your best ideas about the form that support and leverage might take by July 13, 2010….” (Link to website.)

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There are all kinds of writs: execution, attachment, review, mandamus, and assistance, to name a few.

The one most commonly asked about by pro se litigants is the writ of assistance. Here are some sources of information and forms:

Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association Civil Process Manual (aka “Sheriffs’ Manual”)

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Public Records Officer, University of Oregon

“The Public Records Officer (PRO) is a position in the new Public Records Office that reports directly to the President and is responsible for the effective, timely and thorough compliance with the public records law and managing, processing, and completing all public records requests submitted to the University of Oregon. The PRO analyzes each request, determines where responsive records are located, and communicates with other offices to gather the responsive records. With advice as needed from the Office of the General Counsel, the PRO will determine whether records are exempt from disclosure or prohibited from being disclosed and respond to the request accordingly. Currently the university receives 125 – 150 public records requests annually….” (Link to full post or U of O HR homepage.)

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Note: I use the term “temporary” marriage below instead of “short-term” marriage because the latter is how marriages of very short duration are described and labeled in some courts. (*See below for more on “short-term” marriage in Oregon.)

Whenever someone asks why we (Americans, I presume, or maybe Oregonians) don’t have temporary or “short-term” marriage (meaning of limited duration by choice, not a marriage that lasts for a short-term), I refrain from playing the wedding-wag and saying, “what do you think a prenup is all about?”

Prenuptial agreements are about a whole lot more than money and power and can be extremely valuable marriage contracts, but if not managed seriously by each party to the marriage, I suppose they could be viewed as a back-door route to temporary marriage (e.g. in Islamic law), which may be one among other reasons they can raise some people’s blood pressure.

If you are planning to marry and are curious about prenups (curiosity is a good thing), in addition to reading some of those terrifying books, websites, and magazines on weddings, I recommend you read Nolo Press, “Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair & Lasting Contract,” 3rd ed., by Katherine Stoner & Shae Irving, J.D.

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Some of the most difficult cases for lawyers, and social workers and judges, to resolve involve juvenile sex offenders, i.e. sex offenders who are under the age of 18 and very often under the age of 16. Work with juvenile offenders (and juvenile witnesses) is difficult under any circumstances, but sex offense criminal charges add another dimension to the complex equation.

I’ve been working on a juvenile sex-offender bibliography and thought I’d post here what I’ve found so far. I’m sure there are many other resources. These are, of course, in addition to case law and legal treatise resources.

ARTICLES and WEBSITES

· Bibliographies, Young offenders, Updated February 2010: This bibliography of recent research has been compiled from the library collection of the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

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I loved this article by Conrad Jacoby:

“Of Refrigerators and E-Discovery,” by Conrad J. Jacoby, LLRX, April 21, 2010.

It brings to mind what Harry Markopolos had to say about the SEC (they were clueless at fraud detection, but thought they were the bomb) …and, in another context, conversations I have had with parents and computer scientists over whether their children and students, respectively, are Info Consumers or Info Producers. (Yes, one sometimes needs to be both, but an imbalance is fatal.)

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Once upon a time, if you were researching Child Support Rules and wanted Commentary, you could find the documents on the agency website. But, alas, no more. The homepage refers to OAR Commentary, but you won’t find any.

You can find the archived Commentary, however, if you look at the Internet Archives (and Wayback Machine). Versions of the DHS Child Support Guidelines, with Commentary, are there. They are slow to load on my computer, but these searches in the Wayback Machine should get you there.

Option 1 (URL search): http://dcs.state.or.us/oregon_admin_rules/guidelines.htm
Option 2 (word search): Oregon child support guidelines rule commentary (this is just one possible word search)

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If you’ve never had the pleasure of chuckling over a coffee and the London Review of Books Personals ads (some also collected in this book, featured in a 2006 NPR story ), here is a Small Claims Court one. Who knew?!

“I was recently victorious in a small claims court and with my compensation cheque I’d like to take you (F to 48) on a weekend bicycling trip to the Lake District Centre Parc. This offer doesn’t include meals or alcoholic beverages. M, 53. box no: 11/01”

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Law Reference Librarian
Closes: July 16, 2010
Eugene, OR

“… The person in this position works collaboratively with three law-trained reference librarians and several student reference assistants to provide extensive reference, instructional and research services for a research-oriented law faculty and students in a technologically advanced information environment….
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Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications received by July 16, 2010 will receive priority consideration. Informational interviews will be conducted at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries, July 10-13 in Denver, Colorado.

The complete announcement may be found at the University of Oregon website.

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The Clackamas County Law Library seeks a part-time (18 hours/week) Law Library Assistant who is available to begin employment soon after July 1. Primary responsibilities involve providing legal research and reference assistance to patrons; processing incoming print and non-print materials; and assisting the Law Librarian. Persons with strong cataloging, communication and computer skills in a legal environment are encouraged to apply.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a MLS or JD degree who seeks part-time employment. Most competitive candidates will have experience providing legal reference assistance to library patrons and have working knowledge of the cataloging and classifications system in a law library.

Law Library hours are 8:30 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday. This position is 18 hours per week. Exact schedule to be worked out with candidate selected for the position.

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