Clackamas County Law Library Sample Patron Reference Requests January – June 2011 January Requested information on:  Landlord-tenant rights in Oregon  The book „Business Law and the Legal Environment‟  Legal research assistance for drafting a Revocable Living Trust and Special Needs Trust this week  Rescinding a stalking order  If custodial interference was a felony or a civil matter  Disposition of his son‟s case from a few years ago  Assistance finding son‟s divorce case  An affidavit of no income for a client being sued  Wills and trusts forms  Legislative history research, not sure whether House Bill or Senate Bill  Guardianship of a child so he could attend school  Employer being able to subpoena documents for a job interview  Landlord/tenant rights and mold  A citation from American Law of Zoning by Patricia Salkin, 5th, as soon as possible.  Challenging a traffic ticket re: cell phone use and tow truck exemptions.  Laws at funerals in Oregon  How the process of lawsuit works  Definition of “Terry” law February  Specific Oregon Revised Statutes S:\Patron Statistics\Sample Reference Questions Jan-Jun 2011.docx  How to file a breach of contract and also how to file a civil suit  Forms for a breach of contract  An article from the ABA periodical, Probate &Property  A case in the OR SC Reports, Shaver v. Phillips, 1909  Locate the following titles by Natalie Choate: QPRT Manual and Life & Death Planning  A case from Van Atta for 2008.  A Van Natta citation from Lexis  Animal ordinance 609.060 meant in relation to a barking dog  Landlord/Tenant law as landlord  Clackamas County county ordinances  The difference between mutual combat and assault  How to subpoena a bank for payment records on a vehicle he purchased  Contracts and on severance agreements  Attorney-client relationship  Bank Will & Trust Forms  How to file a response to a summons regarding an automobile accident  How to serve a summons on someone in regards to a medical malpractice lawsuit  Motion to Set Aside a Default Arbitration Judgment March  The criminal code of Oregon in regards to conspiracy and complicity  Attorney General‟s Public Records & Meetings Manual  Collecting on small claims judgment  Colorado Civil Jury Instructions on WestLaw  Copyingf House Bills  How to find “the law” on environmental spills  A 1031 property exchange  The difference between setting aside a judgment versus setting aside a settlement  The article by Margaret Stock on US Government‟s Approach to Child Migrants in Westlaw  1994 Code of Federal Regulations  A stay of judgment  A form called an “Oregon Affidavit of Heirship”. S:\Patron Statistics\Sample Reference Questions Jan-Jun 2011.docx April  A synonym for “expungement”  How laws regarding rape differ from state of Washington  Materials regarding Trusts  Small claims case going to court  An item from Professional Liability Fund  Wrongful Death and also wanted the old Irving Younger CLE on cross examination  Where the Oregon Uniform Court Rules are located  Small Claims Court re: debt collection  Definition of negligent wounding of another  Status of cases from OR Court of Appeals  Laws on utilities regarding landlord/tenant in ORS  Four cases on sexual harassment in the workplace starting with one from Oregon  Landlord tenant information regarding rights to collect damages  How to find a sample of a form to vacate judgment  How to find US Bank Will & Trust Forms  How to appeal an arbitration ruling  Bankruptcy  Legal definitions of physical and legal custody  Current case law in bankruptcy  How to file a response to a summons for debt collection  A citation from the USC  The definition of Unauthorized Departure.  The law that says a man can have multiple wives in the state of Oregon  Cases regarding Assault and Battery as part of civil tort law  Definitions of “stalking” and “Class A Misdemeanor”  Forfeiture May  Landlord Tenant Rights  Finding the book „Business Law and the Legal Environment‟  An OJIN Appellate case S:\Patron Statistics\Sample Reference Questions Jan-Jun 2011.docx  How to find information on cases that were civil in Oregon  How to find written materials on unlawful trade practices in Oregon rather than online resources  How to find and copy the rules/guidelines/laws that attorneys must follow to practice and if laws apply to these rules  a couple of statutes  Jury Duty  Oregon Labor Laws.  Elder Law materials by Donna R. Meyer  Pictures of US currency and what is legal and illegal in the use of photos of money  Estate/Elder Special Needs TrustsHow to find a federal case and Shepardize it  The outcome of an Oregon caseHow to find a chart in Wall Street Journal from April 20 re: T-bills. Was told Lexis would have Wall St. Journal  Washington Water rights property issue.  How to find codes for Delaware  A report on a HB fm 1966 from the citation 60 stat 243 from 1946  Arizona laws/issues  Where to find Civil False Claims & Qui Tam Actions by Boese  Where to find law reviews, OSB newsletters, and Black‟s dictionary were  Where to find The Law of Property 3rd edn.  Where to find Van Natta  How to photocopy specific sections of a lengthy document  Most recent addition of Bankruptcy Code  Where to get transcript and who to talk to at Clackamas Community College in a hurry for a job interview  How to find David Ball‟s Ball on Damages 3rd Edition  About Clack Co laws re: neighbors and trees  2 related cases in Van Netta S:\Patron Statistics\Sample Reference Questions Jan-Jun 2011.docx June  From Van Natta  How to evict a tenant  From Civil Litigation Manual and how to find forms in it  The statute of limitations on small claims  UTCR 1.120  Laws 1998 & 2000  How to get documents fm courthouse and forms to file a “general complaint & summons.”  How to look up and print some info from ORS  Small claims forms and procedures.  Foreclosures  Specific Court of Appeals cases  How to look up a Supreme Court case  How to look up specific citations from Oregon Supreme Court Reports and Oregon Court of Appeals Reports  Which county a small claims case should be filed regarding defendant, incident, etc  Where to find look at American Jurisprudence  Where to find the address to get a concealed handguns permit  How to find Oregon child support calculator  Getting 5 Van Natta cases emailed  Adoption  Writ of garnishment  Oregon City Legislation  Grandparenting rights  Spousal payments and forms  How to file a restraining order on neighbor  Guardianship for grandchild.  Session Laws for 1981.  How to void probate. S:\Patron Statistics\Sample Reference Questions Jan-Jun 2011.docx  Child custody  Filing a vacant dismissal of judgment in a landlord tenant issue  How to respond to a summons TODAY. Can‟t write English and doesn‟t understand paperwork  Writ of assistance, personal propertySpousal abuse, guardianship, grandparent rights regarding visitation, guardianship, etc.  For a change of address in relationship to divorce  Upholding visitation rights for child who has been taken out of country  Spousal Payments and forms  Filing a restraining order  How to find answer to summons regarding an auto accident  P 3d citation from Ore App case  How to locate a web site for finding a registered agent for a corporation to sue  How to file a small claims suit next day.  How to locate Bar Books on Family Law and Juvenile Law  How to get Van Natta searches done  Traffic violations and strategies for a court case  Finding treatises on Constitutional Law  Whether marijuana possession was a felony or misdemeanor in 1970  Washington law  What the punishment for a class C misdemeanor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, is  Filing for divorce  A writ of assistance personal property and information regarding landlord/tenant rights  How to locate Oregon Appellate Court opinions  A treatise called Brady on Bank Checks  How to find CLEs on Employment Law S:\Patron Statistics\Sample Reference Questions Jan-Jun 2011.docx