Gov. Brown sued over sentence commutations

Linn DA joins lawsuit filed in Marion County

Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny has joined with his Lane County counterpart, Patty Perlow, and four crime victims in an effort to seek a judge’s order that Gov. Kate Brown and state agencies following her direction be required to follow Oregon’s clemency laws.
In a lawsuit, filed Jan. 18 against the governor in Marion County Circuit Court, the petitioners are asking the court to “compel Governor…