Supreme Court of Oregon, Shahtout v. Emco Garbage Co., 298 Or 598, 695 P2d 897 (Feb. 12, 1985) (SC S30764): the standing Oregon rule on governmental safety requirements as the standard of care (negligence per se where the requirement is enacted by the legislature or promulgated under delegated authority for general public safety; a workplace safety rule protecting a class that includes the plaintiff is admissible and 'may' be taken into account by the trier of fact in deciding due care) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-019)
Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese, Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-003)
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)
City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil Emergency, City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-026)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (Executive Rule under the March 11, 2020 Declaration of Emergency), Executive Rule: temporary moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment due to COVID-19 wage loss; suspension of eviction court hearings; lodging must retain County-subsidized guests (announced March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-004)
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)
Mayor Ted Wheeler (executive order); Portland City Council (Emergency Ordinance of Mar. 18, 2020 adopting the County moratorium within city limits), Emergency Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent for Residential Tenants Where the Failure to Pay Rent Results from Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 17, 2020), adopted by City Council ordinance Mar. 18, 2020; City buildings closed to the public with access limited to critical employees; telework; virtual Council meetings (Ex. MET-PDX-055)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-11 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. OR-006)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-10 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. OR-005)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-12 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-007)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order No. 20-10 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-031)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-10 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-012)
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)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-06 (Mar. 26, 2020; released Mar. 27, 2020): all Vancouver Police Department buildings closed to the public; fire-station tours and public access suspended; non-emergency law-enforcement services by appointment only (Ex. MET-PDX-024)
City Manager Eric Holmes (attested by City Clerk Natasha Ramras; approved as to form by City Attorney Jonathan Young), Emergency Order No. 2020-06 (Amending Emergency Order 2020-03) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-053)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplace (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-015)
Presiding Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court; Chief Probate Judge, Index of Presiding Judge Orders on court operations during COVID-19: Mar. 27, 2020 (parenting time); Apr. 10, 2020 (civil trials; criminal proceedings; family, juvenile and probate proceedings during the pandemic); Apr. 21, 2020 (supplemental family, juvenile, probate); June 2, 2020 (protective face coverings in court facilities); June 15, 2020 (civil, criminal, juvenile, family and probate proceedings under Level 2 restrictions); probate letters of Apr. 22 and June 16, 2020 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-050)
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 20-13 (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. OR-010)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division (rule filed with the Secretary of State; official Oregon Administrative Rules Database text), Administrative rule: OAR 333-019-0010, Disease Related School, Child Care, and Worksite Restrictions: Imposition of Restrictions (COVID-19 added to the 'restrictable diseases' for food service facilities, schools, children's facilities and health care facilities by PH 17-2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-006)
Port of Portland, Port of Portland 'Coronavirus News & Updates' (captured Apr. 10, 2020): marine terminals and PDX open under EO 20-12; bulk exports normal; SM Line calling weekly; terminal workers distancing; Coast Guard 96-hour crew health reporting; all headquarters staff who can work remotely asked to do so (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-064)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-16 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. OR-012)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-10 (daily deposit requirement suspended through May 31, 2020) and Emergency Order 2020-11 (extending EO 2020-02 through 2020-09: events of 250 or more cancelled through July 31; City Hall and police lobbies closed to May 4; fire stations, community centers and non-essential public meetings closed through May 31; foreclosure and small-business eviction protections and landlord PPE rule through May 31; parks playgrounds, community gardens and water features closed and picnic-shelter rentals suspended through July 31; farmers-market operating-plan condition through July 31), Apr. 17, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-021)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-22 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-013)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-13 (May 8, 2020): City Hall, Water Resources Education Center, all fire stations and all police lobbies closed to public access through June 22, 2020; Council remote-attendance provisions through June 22; staff telecommuting policy through May 31; deposit suspension through June 22 (Ex. MET-PDX-022)
Oregon OSHA (Michael Wood, Administrator), Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 2-2020 (temporary rule): Temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency in employer-provided housing, labor-intensive agricultural operations, and agricultural transportation (amending OAR 437-004-1120 and related Division 4 rules), text of adopted rule (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-016)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-25 (May 14, 2020) (Ex. OR-017)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 20-016 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. OR-018)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-27 (June 5, 2020) (Ex. OR-020)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th, 2020 First Special Session); signed by Governor Brown, House Bill 4213 (2020) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. OR-024)
Oregon Legislative Assembly, SB 278 (2021) 60-day eviction safe harbor; HB 4204 (2020) and HB 2009 (2021) mortgage foreclosure moratoria; HB 4212 (2020) deadline extensions and remote public meetings; SB 1801 (2020) cocktails to go (June 30, 2020) (Ex. OR-064)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (2020 First Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown June 30, 2020, Enrolled House Bill 4204 (2020) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-088)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (2020 First Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown June 30, 2020, Enrolled House Bill 4213 (2020) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-089)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-37 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. OR-026)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-56 (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. OR-028)
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)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th, 2020 Third Special Session); signed by Governor Brown, House Bill 4401 (2020) (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-037)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (2020 Third Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown Dec. 23, 2020, Enrolled House Bill 4401 (2020) (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-090)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 1-2021 (permanent): OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, text of adopted rule (May 4, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-019)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-14 (June 11, 2021) (Ex. OR-042)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (2021 Regular Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown, Enrolled Senate Bill 278 (2021) (June 24, 2021) (Ex. SEC-13-091)
Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), ODOT/DMV bulletin (June 29, 2021) (Ex. OR-057)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-30 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. OR-050)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 21-039 (Sept. 16, 2021) (Ex. OR-054)
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)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020), Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health Director (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-002)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunction (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-003)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-004)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-005)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 624 (Food Service Facilities), the sanitary code for restaurants: OHA's duty to make sanitation rules (624.041); license suspension, closure for imminent danger (624.073); diseased persons may not work and may not be employed, and the manager's duty to notify OHA (624.080); summary closure (624.096); criminal and civil penalties (624.990, 624.992) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-007)
