Subpoenas

When a Western Oregon University employee is presented with a subpoena or other legal document, it is crucial to follow proper procedures to ensure compliance with legal obligations and the protection of university interests. Employees are not authorized to accept subpoenas or other legal documents on behalf of WOU. If approached by a process server or any individual attempting to serve such documents to the university, politely decline and direct them to the Office of General Counsel.

It is important that the Office of the General Counsel be informed anytime there is a threat of a lawsuit (or actual litigation filed) against the university or its personnel arising out of their university function, whenever you receive a subpoena or summons for university-related records or testimony, and whenever a government agency gives notice that it is conducting an inquiry or investigation involving the university.

If you have received a subpoena, claim, litigation, or other court filing, please contact the OGC for assistance at 503-838-9471 or generalcounsel@wou.edu.

Western Oregon University’s Land Acknowledgement
Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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