Resources for Defenders Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis in Oregon

OCDLA signed on to the following letters with ACLU, Disability Rights Oregon, Oregon Justice Resource Center, and Sponsors:

3/23/20 Community Organizations Joint Letter to Chief Justice Martha Walters

3/19/20 Community Organizations Joint Letter to Governor Kate Brown

3/17/20 Community Organizations Joint Letter to Oregon District Attorneys

3/17/20 Community Organizations Joint Letter to Oregon State Sheriffs Association

3/16/20 Community Organizations Joint Letter to Colette Peters, Oregon Dept. of Corrections

3/15/20 Community Organizations Joint Letter to Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett and District Attorney Kevin Barton

Oregon Judicial Branch Updates

Oregon State Bar COVID-19 Resources

OPDS COVID-19 Page

• OPDS Letter to Providers 3/19/20

OJRC COVID-19 Page

Oregon Dept. of Justice Building Closures]

• Dept. of Corrections Visitations Policy 3/12/20

Oregon Health Authority

Oregon Youth Authority

Governor Brown Executive Orders Page

DMV asking law enforcement discretion

Updates from Sen. Michael Dembrow

Portland Police Response

Portland Police Community FAQ

3/27/20 Letter from Children's Bureau Addressing Issues Related to Courts and Visitation

Joint Statement—Guidelines for Separateed Parents during COVID-19 from Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

State Family Law Advisory Committee Information for Parents Sharing Custody during COVID-19

• SFLAC Guidelines for Parents Sharing Custody During COVID-19 Pandemic

• DHS Guidelines Regarding Visits for Parents/Relatives and Children/Young Adults

Find Your Local Court [1]

Benton County, 3/27/20 [2]

Clackamas County Presiding Judge Order of Level 3 Restrictions, 3/30/20

• News Release, 3/30/20

Clatsop County General Order of Level 3 Restrictions, 3/17/20

• Clatsop Letter preceding Order

Jackson County Jackson County Court Protocol, 3/13/20

Josephine County Josephine County Presiding Judge Order, 3/17/20

Lane [3]

• Lane County Information

Marion [4]

Multnomah County [ https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/multnomah/Pages/default.aspx]

• Circuit Court Update, 3/13/20

• Press Release 3/27/20

Tillamook County Press Release, 3/17/20

Union and Wallowa Counties Court Notification

Washington County [5]

• Presiding Judge Order, 3/25/20

03/27/20 Hundreds of former DOJ officials and federal judges urge President Trump to commute sentences and create emergency advisory group to respond to COVID-19 challenges

3/24/20 Civil rights action against Columbia County Jail

3/25/20 Report on Mar 25 Oregon Youth Authority Conference Call

Tips for Online Court Procedures for Defense Attorneys, Texas Indigent Defense Commission PowerPoint | Courtesy, Marc Brown, OPDS

Low/No-Cost Technology Options for Virtual Participation and Contact, Courtesy, Amy Miller, YRJ

Attorneys Speak Out About Prisoners' Phone Records |

Statement re Kathleen Correll, 3/27/20

3/13/20 Message from Norman Reimer, Executive Director, NACDL

Message from Nina Ginberg, NACDL President

03/24/20 | Defendant’s Motion for Release | Tara Herivel

03/21/20 | Draft Motion for Review of Detention | Lisa Hay

03/20/20 | Template for a Motion to Challenge the Continued Pretrial Confinement of at-risk Clients | NAPD/NACDL

03/20/20 | Emergency Motion for Signature Bond | NAPD/NACDL

03/20/20 | Motion to Release on Personal Bond | NAPD/NACDL

03/20/20 | Release Motion | NAPD/NACDL

03/19/20 | Motion for Recognizance and Release Memo | Update as the numbers have gotten worse

03/17/20 | Motion to Continue | US District Court Middle District Tennessee

03/16/20 | Law in the Time of Corona: Federal Defense Edition | Stephen R. Sady

03/22/20 Supreme Court of New Jersey Response

03/20/20 Supreme Court of Washington

03/16/20 Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii Response