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Frederick A. Batson, OSB 821887 

batson@gleaveslaw.com 

GLEAVES SWEARINGEN LLP 

P. O. Box 1147 

Eugene, OR 97440 

Phone: (541) 686-8833 

Fax: (541) 345-2034 

William S. Strong - Admitted Pro Hac Vice

wstrong@kcslegal.com 

KOTIN, CRABTREE & STRONG, LLP 

One Bowdoin Square 

Boston, MA 02114 

Phone: (617) 227-7031 

Fax: (617) 367-2988 

Counsel for Plaintiff Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc., and for Dr. Roland Good 

 and Dr. Ruth Kaminski 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF OREGON 

EUGENE DIVISION 

DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT GROUP, 

INC., an Oregon corporation, 

 

 PLAINTIFF, 

v. 

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, a special 

governmental body as defined by ORS 

174.117(1)(i); et al. 

 

 DEFENDANTS. 

Case No. 6:14-cv-01295-JR

JOINT ALTERNATE DISPUTE 

RESOLUTION REPORT 

 

Pursuant to LR 16-4(d), the parties to all cases, unless exempt, are required to confer 

regarding ADR and file this report within one-hundred fifty (150) days of the initiation of a 

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lawsuit. This report is submitted in compliance with LR 16-4(d) and pursuant to the Court’s 

Order (Doc. 154). 

1. Have counsel held settlement discussions with their clients and the opposing party? 

[x] Yes [ ] No 

If not, provide an explanation: 

Exploratory discussions regarding possible mediation, court settlement conference and 

direct client discussions, have not borne fruit, as there is no agreement on when formal 

settlement discussions should or could occur. 

2. The parties propose: (check one of the following)

[ ] (a) That this case be referred to a neutral of their choice for ADR not 

 sponsored by the court pursuant to LR 16-4(e)(1). 

[ ] (b) That the court refer this case to mediation using a Court-sponsored 

mediator or staff mediator. See LR 16-4(f) for Court-sponsored 

mediation procedures). The parties seek a Court mediator because: 

[ ] (c) ADR may be helpful at a later date following completion of: 

[ ] (d) The parties believe the court would be of assistance in preparing 

for ADR by: 

[ ] (e) The parties do not believe that any form of ADR will assist in the 

resolution of this case. 

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[x] (f) Other: 

The parties cannot agree on a proposal to move ADR efforts forward. 

 DATED August 3, 2016. 

 

 GLEAVES SWEARINGEN LLP 

By: /s/ Frederick A. Batson 

Frederick A. Batson, OSB 821887 

(Attorney for Plaintiff and Dr. Ruth Kaminski and 

Dr. Roland Good) 

batson@gleaveslaw.com 

GLEAVES SWEARINGEN LLP 

P. O. Box 1147 

Eugene, OR 97440 

Phone: (541) 686-8833 

Fax: (541) 345-2034 

OF COUNSEL: 

William S. Strong 

wstrong@kcslegal.com 

(Attorney for Plaintiff and Dr. Ruth Kaminski and 

Dr. Roland Good) 

KOTIN, CRABTREE & STRONG, LLP 

One Bowdoin Square 

Boston, MA 02114 

Phone: (617) 227-7031 

Fax: (617) 367-2988 

Pam Kohli Jacobson 

pjacobson@bpmlaw.com 

James D. Nelson 

jnelson@bpmlaw.com 

(Attorneys for Defendants University of Oregon, 

Mia Tuan, Edward J.. Kame’enui, 

Francis J. Fien IV and Brad Shelton) 

BETTS, PATTERSON, & MINES, P.S. 

One Convention Place 

701 Pike Street, Suite 1400 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Phone: (206) 292-9988 

Fax: (206) 343-7053 

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Michelle P. Bassi 

mbassi@thorp-purdy.com 

K.C. Huffman 

kchuffman@thorp-purdy.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Hop Skip Technologies, 

Inc. 

THORP, PURDY, JEWETT, URNESS & 

WILKINSON, P.C. 

1011 Harlow Road, Suite 300 

Springfield, OR 97477 

Phone: (541) 747-3354 

Fax: (541) 747-3367 

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