On October 16, 2020, attorney James L. Buchal filed a 13-page complaint against Governor Kate Brown alleging that Brown’s emergency orders exceeded her authority granted by the Oregon Constitution.

The complaint identifies the Plaintiffs as Senator Dennis Linthicum (R-Klamath Falls), Representative Mike Nearman (R-Independence), Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls), and Washington County businessman Neil Ruggles.