Defense of Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Mar 21, 2013OUTCOME: Jury verdict for local law enforcement agency.
Peace officer for local law enforcement agency shot and killed someone, alleging self-defense.
Jens Schmidt's Legal Cases (7)
Eugene, OR
Appeals Lawyer at Eugene, OR
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation ... +2 more
Defense of Civil Rights Lawsuit
Feb 28, 2013OUTCOME: Summary judgment for employer and individual defendants on all claims, except for part of due process claim against employer. Jury verdict for plaintiff on that remaining claim.
Former employee sued local government employer for unlawful search and search, violation of due process, and defamation.
Defense of Whistleblower Lawsuit
Apr 26, 2012OUTCOME: Defense verdict
Jens defended an Oregon city in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee of the city. The employee alleged that the city discriminated against him in the terms and conditions of his employmen ... t, and later terminated his employment, in retaliation for him reporting that a manager was stealing goods and services from the city. Jens was successful in obtaining a dismissal of three of five claims before trial. After an eight-day trial on the other two claims, the jury returned a verdict for the city on one of the claims, and the judge returned a decision for the city on the other.
Defense of Taser Lawsuit
Sep 16, 2011OUTCOME: Defense verdict.
Jens defended an Oregon city and a city police officer in a federal civil rights lawsuit in which the plaintiff alleged that the police officer had used unreasonable force in arresting him by tasing hi ... m while he was climbing over a fence in an attempt to escape. Jens was successful in obtaining a dismissal prior to trial for the claim against the city. After a four-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the police officer.
Defense of Public Meetings Lawsuit
Jan 10, 2011OUTCOME: Decision against some public officials; not others.
Public officials were alleged to have violated Public Meetings Law. In a case of first impression, the judge ruled that some of the officials were found to have violated the law through "serial meeting ... s," even though the officials never met outside a public meeting in a quorum.
Defense of Racial Profiling Lawsuit
Jun 24, 2009OUTCOME: Defense verdict.
Jens defended an Oregon city and a police officer against a claim that the police officer had violated the plaintiff's civil rights by stopping and detaining him on the basis of his race. Jens was succ ... essful in obtaining a dismissal of the claim against the city before trial. After a two-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the police officer on the claim against him.
Defense of False Arrest Lawsuit
May 11, 2006OUTCOME: Defense Verdict.
Jens defended an Oregon city and its police officers against claims by two persons that the police had unlawfully entered their home and arrested one of them. Jens was successful in obtaining a dismiss ... al of some of the claims before trial. The plaintiffs dismissed their remaining claims midway through the jury trial on the remaining claims. Jens was successful in recovering some of the city's defense costs from the plaintiffs.
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