Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited), Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-002)
Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners (Chair Jim Bernard), Extension of the local state of emergency through June 30, 2020, with emergency measures enacted including the power to prohibit or limit the number of persons who may gather in any public street, public place or outdoor place in the emergency area (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-034)
Mayor Ted Wheeler, Declaration of a State of Emergency in the City of Portland (COVID-19), signed March 12, 2020, with initial City measures (no water disconnections; non-essential City gatherings and travel cancelled) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-054)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-05 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. OR-002)
Oregon Department of Corrections (Director Colette S. Peters), Oregon DOC COVID-19 page (as archived Mar. 25, 2020), with releases of Mar. 12, 17 and 24, 2020 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-078)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections) (Ex. MET-PDX-018)
Washington County Board of Commissioners; Chair Kathryn Harrington, Extension of the emergency declaration to April 2, 2020; cancellation of the State of the County address and town hall; County telecommuting, distancing and travel measures (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-028)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-07 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. OR-003)
Vancouver Parks and Recreation (Director Julie Hannon), with guidance from Clark County Public Health, under the City's Declaration of Civil Emergency, Closure of all active recreation areas in City parks (playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports courts, skate park, water features); pick-up games, picnics and gatherings of more than 10 people prohibited in parks (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-025)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-12 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-007)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order No. 20-12 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-014)
Oregon State Police (published by Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, as the attachment to its COVID-19 Q&A), Oregon State Police, Emergency Declaration Enforcement FAQ (Mar. 24, 2020): law-enforcement guidance on enforcement of Executive Order 20-12, 'Stay Home, Save Lives' (Ex. DUT-OR-010)
Clark County Council, Council public meetings and hearings closed to public attendance (written and online comment only); all work sessions cancelled through April 22, 2020; Board of Health meetings under the same protocols (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-044)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 20-006 (Amended) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. OR-009)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-14 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. OR-011)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-16 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. OR-012)
Oregon State Fair Council, on the Governor's announcement of May 7, 2020 that mass gatherings are prohibited through September, Oregon State Fair Council statement, 'The 2020 Oregon State Fair is canceled. No mass gatherings to be allowed during our fair dates.' (May 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-071)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Administrative Order 2-2020; OAR 437-001-0749 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-036)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-25 (May 14, 2020) (Ex. OR-017)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order No. 20-25 (May 14, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-106)
Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020), Approval of Clackamas County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective May 23, 2020 (restaurants and bars, personal care, gyms, gatherings of 25 or fewer, malls, under State guidance) (May 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-035)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 20-016 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. OR-018)
Oregon Liquor Control Commission, OLCC Guidance - Phase Two: On-Site Service and Consumption (Reopening Oregon) (June 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-097)
Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director), Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance) (Ex. MET-PDX-039)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-27 (June 5, 2020) (Ex. OR-020)
Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present, Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-036)
Governor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020), Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approval (Ex. MET-PDX-007)
Supreme Court of Oregon, Elkhorn Baptist Church v. Brown, 366 Or. 506, S067736 (June 12, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-031)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-28 (June 12, 2020) (Ex. OR-021)
Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval); Multnomah County Board (reopening framework submitted June 5, 2020), Approval of Multnomah County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective June 19, 2020 (update of June 17, 2020 to the County's June 3, 2020 reopening briefing) (Ex. MET-PDX-008)
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Advisory Memo (6.27b): Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance' (issued June 27, 2020; revised June 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-011)
Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick), Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coverings (Ex. MET-PDX-040)
Chair Deborah Kafoury, Statement declining to apply for Phase II; Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 (with the statewide indoor face-covering requirement recited) (July 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-009)
Chair Deborah Kafoury, Statement of September 15, 2020 that Multnomah County has not met the requirements for applying for Phase 2 and will not seek it; County remains in Phase 1 (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-010)
Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply), Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six) (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-011)
Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present), Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home) (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-037)
Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27), Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance) (Ex. OR-031)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-65 (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. OR-033)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Workplace Risks: Questions and Answers (originally issued Nov. 23, 2020; version of Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-012)
Oregon Liquor Control Commission, OLCC COVID-19 Business Continuity Alcohol FAQs: For Counties in Lower Risk Status (12/8/20) (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-099)
Multnomah County (announcing compliance); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (EO 20-66 County Risk framework), Multnomah County's move from the Two-Week Freeze to the Extreme Risk category under the County Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (page as captured also carries the Aug. 26, 2021 statewide indoor and outdoor mask status message) (Nov. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-012)
Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework), Clackamas County's compliance with the Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (Extreme Risk on the latest data); County buildings open to the public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays only, with appointments encouraged (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-038)
Governor Kate Brown (OHA assigns Risk Levels and issues binding sector guidance), Executive Order 20-66 (Dec. 2, 2020) (Ex. OR-035)
Oregon Health Authority (under EO 20-66 para. 2-4), OHA Sector Risk Level Guidance Chart and sector guidance under the County Risk framework (Dec. 3, 2020-June 29, 2021, revised repeatedly) (Ex. OR-062)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th Legislative Assembly, 2020 Third Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown Dec. 23, 2020, Enrolled House Bill 4402 (HB 4402-A), Or. Laws 2020 (3d Spec. Sess.), ch. 4: limitation of liability of schools for COVID-19 infection claims, conditioned on compliance with 'COVID-19 emergency rules'; anti-retaliation amendments to ORS 659A.200 and 659A.203 (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-008)
Representatives Drazan and Gomberg (chief sponsors) and Representatives Bonham, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Moore-Green, Nearman, Owens, Post and Smith G; Oregon House of Representatives, 2021 Regular Session (81st Legislative Assembly), House Bill 2638 (2021 Regular Session), Introduced: limitation of liability for acts or omissions taken during the COVID-19 emergency period 'in reasonable compliance with guidance' (not enacted; died in committee) (Jan. 11, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-009)
Governor Jay Inslee and Washington DOH (Healthy Washington regional phases); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Steven Krager, deputy health officer), Southwest Region's move to Phase 2 of Healthy Washington effective Feb. 15, 2021 (indoor social gatherings five from two households; outdoor 15; indoor dining 25 percent; gyms and indoor pools 25 percent; indoor entertainment 25 percent or 200; outdoor sports and entertainment 200; face coverings and distancing everywhere) (Feb. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-PDX-043)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Workplace Advisory Memo 8.13.21: Employer Enforcement of Facial Covering Requirements in Relation to Customers, Clients, and Other Guests (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-013)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
