Walk It Through: The Fight In The Parking Lot
A fight in Oregon, from the punch to setting the record aside.
After a game, an argument in the parking lot. One person pushes, the other punches and splits a lip.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One fight between adults who are not family. Assault that a child witnesses, one with a weapon, and a civil claim for the injury are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Deadly physical forceForce a peace officer may use only when it is objectively reasonable to believe the person poses an imminent threat of death or serious physical injury and it is necessary to defend against it, or to arrest or prevent the escape of someone the officer has probable cause to believe committed a violent felony.
- First appearanceThe court date the clerk sets after a landlord files for possession: 15 days after the judicial day following payment of the filing fee for a nonpayment claim, and seven days after for other claims.
- Good causeIn a workers' compensation claim, a showing that lets a late step go forward: good cause for notice of an injury given after the 90 days, where it is given within one year after the accident, and good cause for a request for a hearing filed after the 60th day but by the 180th day after a denial was mailed.