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Bedell v. Schiedler

Oregon Court of Appeals
Dec 20, 1988
93 Or. App. 214 (Or. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

87-C-10928; CA A46980

Argued and submitted June 24, 1988

Affirmed September 28, 1988 Reconsideration denied November 18, petition for review allowed December 20, 1988 ( 307 Or. 245) See later issue Oregon Reports

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Marion County, Richard Barber, Judge.

John E. Storkel, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Thomas H. Denney, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General, Salem.

Before Warden, Presiding Judge, and Deits and Graber, Judges.


PER CURIAM

Affirmed.


Petitioner, an inmate at Oregon Women's Correctional Center (OWCC), appeals the dismissal of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

The trial court held that the challenged conditions of confinement do not require immediate judicial intervention and that petitioner had reasonable alternative legal remedies available. See Penrod/Brown v. Cupp, 283 Or. 21, 581 P.2d 934 (1978).

Petitioner contends that her conditions of confinement are unlawful, because OWCC's failure to provide proper ventilation and air circulation poses serious health problems for her. Petitioner's replication, see ORS 34.670, sets forth the causes of the alleged improper ventilation and circulation and then alleges:

"The effects of the stale and unclean air on [p]etitioner are substantial. She awakens each morning with clogged sinuses and a severe headache. [Her] skin is constantly dry and irritated and she has a persistent sore throat."

She does not allege that she did not suffer the ailments before her confinement at OWCC, that her physical ailments are linked medically to the lack of ventilation and circulation of air or that she has sought medical treatment that has failed to alleviate her ailments. She therefore has failed to state ultimate facts sufficient to constitute a basis for habeas corpus relief. Scott v. Cupp, 55 Or. App. 23, 637 P.2d 173 (1981).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Bedell v. Schiedler

Oregon Court of Appeals
Dec 20, 1988
93 Or. App. 214 (Or. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Bedell v. Schiedler

Case Details

Full title:HELEN JOLAINE BEDELL, Appellant, v. SCHIEDLER, Respondent

Court:Oregon Court of Appeals

Date published: Dec 20, 1988

Citations

93 Or. App. 214 (Or. Ct. App. 1988)
761 P.2d 552

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