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County legal staff brief board on mediation in Betchart v. Garrett habeas corpus class-action
Summary
County staff told commissioners a pretrial mediation in the 2023 class-action habeas corpus case Betchart v. Garrett was productive; a court-ordered restraining provision requires release of unrepresented detainees if they do not receive counsel within seven days, a process the county says it does not control.
County staff provided the Board of Commissioners with a legal update on March 3 about the class-action habeas corpus case styled Betchart v. Garrett, filed in 2023. According to the staff briefing, a pretrial mediation in Eugene with Judge McShane was "very productive," and the parties—including the state—participated in the session.
Staff explained the case has…
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