CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
for MULTNOMAH COUNTY
1021 SOUTHWEST FOURTH AVENUE
PORTLAND, OREGON 97204

May 22, 2003

Mary-Beth Baptista
Deputy District Attorney
Multnomah County Courthouse
1021 SW Fourth Avenue
Portland, OR 97204

C Lane Borg
Borg, Strom & Greenlick
Attorneys at Law
522 SW 5th Avenue Suite 800
Portland OR 97204

Re:      Jane E. Levens v. Judith A. Zineski
Case No, 9503-63306/VRO Expungement

Dear Counsel:

After due consideration of the issue of whether a person found to have violated a Family Abuse Prevention Act Restraining Order is eligible for expungement of the record I find that she is not.

A careful reading of Hathaway and Hart, 300 Or. 231 (1985) has convinced me that a person in Contempt of Court for Violation of a Restraining Order, has not been convicted of a crime and of an offense and is not included in the classes of individuals described in ORS 137.225.

Thank you both for your crisp and thourough presentations.

Very truly yours,

Elizabeth Welch

Elizabeth Welch
Circuit Court Judge


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