Hedin v. Multnomah County Assessor

CORRECTED FINAL DECISION OF DISMISSAL TC-MD 170223R 1
IN THE OREGON TAX COURT
MAGISTRATE DIVISION
Property Tax
DAVID HEDIN, )
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Plaintiff, TC-MD 170223R
v.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY ASSESSOR,
CORRECTED FINAL DECISION OF
DISMISSAL1, 2
Defendant.
This matter came before the court on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the case (Motion),
filed on December 16, 2017. On December 27, 2017, the court sent an email to the parties
notifying them of a telephonic hearing on the Motion, scheduled for January 10, 2018. Scott
Elliot appeared at the hearing on behalf of Defendant. There were no appearances on behalf of
Plaintiff.
Defendant’s Motion requests that Plaintiff’s appeal be dismissed for failure to comply
with the court’s Order Compelling Site Inspection (Order), issued November 15, 2017. The
November 15, 2017, Order states “Plaintiff shall allow an interior and exterior inspection of the
subject property no later than December 15, 2017.” The Order further states that Plaintiff’s
failure to comply with the Order “may result in sanctions, including dismissal of Plaintiff’s
appeal.” Defendant asserts that Plaintiff has failed to respond to repeated requests to allow an
inspection. Plaintiff did not respond to Defendant’s Motion and did not appear at the hearing on
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1 This Final Decision of Dismissal incorporates without change the court’s Decision of Dismissal, entered
January 11, 2018. The court did not receive a statement of costs and disbursements within 14 days after its Decision
of Dismissal was entered. See Tax Court Rule–Magistrate Division (TCR–MD) 16 C(1).
2 This Corrected Final Decision of Dismissal is being issued to correct an error in the caption of the
original.

CORRECTED FINAL DECISION OF DISMISSAL TC-MD 170223R 2
the Motion. As a result, the court concludes that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss should be
granted. Now, therefore,
IT IS THE DECISION OF THIS COURT that Plaintiff’s appeal is dismissed.
Dated this day of January, 2018.
RICHARD DAVIS
MAGISTRATE
If you want to appeal this Final Decision of Dismissal, file a complaint in the
Regular Division of the Oregon Tax Court, by mailing to: 1163 State Street,
Salem, OR 97301-2563; or by hand delivery to: Fourth Floor, 1241 State Street,
Salem, OR.
Your complaint must be submitted within 60 days after the date of the Final
Decision of Dismissal or this Final Decision of Dismissal cannot be changed.
TCR-MD 19 B.
This document was signed by Magistrate Davis and entered on January 30,
2018.