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Wednesday, March 11, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
GOERTZEN:
Suit seeks $1.25
million in damages
HERNANDEZ: Self-
taught kicker to go to
Willamette University
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employees of the district.
Goertzen had twice been
named Coach of the Year by
the league before his contract
was not renewed.
A lawsuit against parents
Merry Ann Moore and Rob
Corrigan was dismissed in
August of 2014, with the
defendants awarded $24,061
in attorney9s fees. Goertzen
sought in 2015 to have that
ruling vacated (overturned),
citing emails from Moore to
Hosang discovered after the
dismissal.
Deschutes County Circuit
Court Judge Beth Bagley
denied the motion to vacate.
Goertzen9s suit, filed by
his attorney Marlin Ard in
U.S. District Court in Eugene
on February 25, 2019, asserts
that, <at the time the motion
to vacate & was denied by
J Bagley, she was personal
friends with defendant Moore.
J Bagley and Moore had
exchanged email addresses
and had also communicated
with each other through social
media (Linkedin). (Note:
parentheses in original.) J
Bagley failed to disclose this
relationship and failed to
recuse herself&=
The suit also alleges that
Bagley <contacted counsel of
Moore, Carl Rodrigues, and
instructed him to file a motion
for sanctions against Ard
because he had, on behalf of
his client, brought an action
against J Bagley9s friend
Moore.=
The suit argues that Bagley
then <unlawfully= imposed
sanctions for <false certifica-
tions= in the motion to vacate.
The federal lawsuit names
as defendants Judge Bagley,
Deschutes County Circuit
Court and Deschutes County,
asserting that <defendants
actions violated plaintiff9s
rights to due process and
equal protection under the
law as guaranteed by the
14th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution&= The suit
seeks $1.25 million in dam-
ages for emotional pain and
suffering and other non-eco-
nomic losses.
B a g l e y 9s s t a f f a t
Deschutes County Circuit
Court referred a request for
comment from The Nugget
to Bagley9s Department of
Justice attorney Justin Kidd.
DOJ spokesperson Kristina
Edmunson told The Nugget
that, as a matter of policy,
there would be no comment
on pending litigation.
Merry Ann Moore told
The Nugget that due to legal
constraints from previ-
ous legal matters involving
Goertzen, she is unable to
comment.
and watched YouTube and
worked at it all summer,= he
said.
Hernandez is self-taught
in the kicker position and
worked at the end of the
football season with a coach
from Texas to hone his skills.
Hernandez kicked over 200
balls over the summer. He
played all season with the
Sisters Outlaws as their
kicker.
<My mom always told me
that everything happens for a
reason and I took this as not
letting anything define what
I can and cannot do 4 and
what I wanted to do was be
on the team, so I worked for
it,= he said.
For Sisters Athletic
Director Gary Thorson,
Hernandez is remarkable for
his character as much as for
his on-field accomplishments.
<Wyatt is as good as they
get when it comes to model-
ing character,= he said in a
Student of the Month tribute
to Hernandez. <He has been
a role model for so many of
us here at SHS, both as a stu-
dent and an athlete as well.
During his time here, he has
shown us how to be a great
teammate, a servant to oth-
ers, model student, and how
to handle adversity. At all
times doing so with a posi-
tive spirit, full of energy, and
a great sense of humor. The
Sisters community is blessed
to have this young man in it.=
Hernandez was scouted
by Willamette University
and attended their recruiting
weekend 4 and fell in love
with the school. Hernandez
originally wanted to attend
OSU, until Willamette spoke
with him and showed interest.
<Willamette got in touch
with me and said they were
interested. I thought they had
a great culture of a school and
team environment,= he said.
Hernandez will start as
prospective kicker for the
Willamette U football team
beginning his freshman year.
He looks forward to continu-
ing to play the game he loves,
even if it9s just for the year if
he doesn9t decide to continue
forward with it in college.
<I am so excited to play
with the team that I met dur-
ing recruitment,= he said.
Hernandez overcame the
adversity of a severe injury
4 thanks to the support of his
family, friends and coaches.
<I am grateful to my friends,
family and Coach (Neil)
Fendall, and for my team for
believing in me even when I
didn9t,= he said.
Hernandez9 triumph
proves, according to him, that
<with good work ethic, you
can set your mind to anything
you want to do.=
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