Scott Walker John Doe Documents
With this webpage, Sourcewatch has attempted to gather publicly available documents on the two "John Doe" criminal investigations involving Scott Walker and his associates. The investigations have been conducted under Wisconsin’s "John Doe" statute, a closed-door investigatory process overseen by a judge that allows prosecutors to compel people to testify and produce documents. It is analogous to a grand jury investigation, but conducted in front of a judge rather than a jury. Grand Juries are rarely used in Wisconsin, but John Does are commonly used to conduct investigations in a variety of cases.
John Doe I: In May 2010, Judge Neil Nettesheim authorized Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, a Democrat, to begin a John Doe investigation involving Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, his staff and associates. The investigation resulted in 15 felony indictments for six people who have been sentenced for a variety of crimes including misconduct in office. This investigation was closed in March 2013 and no charges were brought against Walker.[1] Subsequently, documents related to the investigation were authorized for release by Nettesheim and were released by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele under Wisconsin's public records law.
John Doe II: In February 2012, another John Doe investigation (referred to as "John Doe II") was authorized by Judge Barbara Kluka to investigate potentially illegal campaign coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and outside groups during the 2011-2012 recall elections. Because this investigation involved individuals who lived in five counties across the state, the probe has involved five District Attorneys, from both the Republican and Democratic parties, and has been authorized by both Republican and Democratic judges. A special prosecutor was appointed to lead the multi-county investigation, veteran federal prosecutor Francis Schmitz, a Republican who voted for Walker in 2012.[2] As of May 2015, the case is before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Key Resources:
- Center for Media and Democracy report, The Assault on Clean Election Laws: The Well-Funded Campaign to Legalize Coordination in Wisconsin and Nationwide, January 2015. Analysis of legal arguments in John Doe II and implications for campaign finance laws in Wisconsin and around the country.
- Center for Media and Democracy IRS Complaint against Wisconsin Club for Growth, filed October 2014. Complaint alleges group at center of Walker probe lied to the IRS about its political activity and violated its tax-exempt status, based on extensive new evidence.
- CMD's Reporting on Walker Dark Money Criminal Probe See the latest coverage from the Center for Media and Democracy/PRwatch.org on the John Doe.
- See also the Scott Walker page on Sourcewatch and its extensive coverage of the John Doe and other issues.
Contents
- 1 Report of the Attorney General Concerning Violations of the John Doe Secrecy Orders
- 2 Responses to Attorney General Report
- 3 Former head of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Gerald C. Nichol Advocates for Stricter Judicial Recusal Rules Following John Doe
- 4 John Doe II Investigation, 2012-2016
- 4.1 U.S. Supreme Court
- 4.1.1 United States Supreme Court Denies Cert. of John Doe Appeal, October 3, 2016
- 4.1.2 Brief of The Center for Media and Democracy, The Brennan Center for Justice, and Common Cause as Amici Curiae in Support of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin, June 22, 2016
- 4.1.3 Group of Wisconsin Legislators Letter to Dane County DA Ozanne Requesting Investigation Regarding John Doe II Documents, September 29, 2016
- 4.1.4 Brad Schimel Files Brief in Opposition to a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, August 16, 2016
- 4.1.5 Brief of Constitutional Accountability Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin, August 15, 2016
- 4.1.6 Brad Schimel Brief in Opposition to the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, November 11, 2015
- 4.2 The Guardian Leak: 1,500 Pages of Documents Pertaining to the John Doe II Investigation, September 14, 2016
- 4.3 Wisconsin Supreme Court
- 4.3.1 Compromised Supreme Court Shuts Down John Doe
- 4.3.2 Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders List of Documents to be Placed into Public File, January 20, 2017
- 4.3.3 Dean Strang, Counsel for Unnamed Movants No. 7, Letter to Attorney General Brad D. Schimel, February 1, 2016
- 4.3.4 Unnamed Movant No. 6's Memorandum in Opposition to Intervenor's Motion to Amend the Secrecy Orders, February 1, 2016
- 4.3.5 Unnamed Movant No. 2, 7 and 8's Memorandum in Opposition to Intervenor's Motion to Amend the Secrecy Order, February 1, 2016
- 4.3.6 Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Motion for Reconsideration of John Doe II, December 2, 2015
- 4.3.7 Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses the John Doe II, July 16, 2015
- 4.3.8 Wisconsin Supreme Court Document Release, May 13, 2015
- 4.4 Eric O'Keefe and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc. v. Francis Schmitz, et. al.
- 4.4.1 Documents made public in the Eastern District of Wisconsin case O'Keefe v. Schmitz, Case 2:14-cv-00139-RTR, before District Court Judge Rudolph Randa.
- 4.4.2 Documents made public in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals case O'Keefe v. Schmitz, Appeal Nos. 14-188, et al., before Judges Frank Easterbrook, Diane Wood, and William Bauer
- 4.1 U.S. Supreme Court
- 5 The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy v. Francis Schmitz, et. al.
- 5.1 Federal appeals court rules against conservative group, March 21, 2018
- 5.2 John K. MacIver Institute for v. Francis Schmitz, et al 17-1790 Docket , March 21, 2018
- 5.3 MacIver Institute Files lawsuit Against Chisholm, Schmitz and senior GAB staff Alleging Violations of the Federal Stored Communications Act, August 1, 2016
- 5.4 U.S. District Judge William Conley Dismisses MacIver's Lawsuit
- 5.5 Additional Documents
- 6 Archer v. Chisholm et al., 2015-2016
- 6.1 Complaint
- 6.2 Answer to Complaint on Behalf of Defendants David Budde and Robert Stelter
- 6.3 Defendants John Chisholm, David Robles and Bruce Landgraf's Answer and Affirmative Defenses
- 6.4 Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, On Behalf of Defendants John Chisholm, David Robles, and Bruce Landgraf
- 6.5 September 13, 2011 Cindy Archer Search Warrant
- 6.6 Discovery Documents from John Doe I
- 6.7 U.S. Judge Lynn Adelman Dismisses Cindy Archer's Lawsuit, May 26, 2016
- 6.8 Cindy Archer Appeals Judge Adelman's Decision with the 7th District U.S. Court of Appeals, August 2, 2016
- 7 O'Keefe and Wisconsin Club for Growth v. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, 2014-Present
- 7.1 Complaint
- 7.2 Defendants' Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.3 Affidavit of Sharrie Hauge in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.4 Affidavit of Paul Schwarzenbart in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.5 Affidavit of Kevin Kennedy in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.6 Affidavit of Jonathan Becker in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.7 Affidavit of Gerald Nichol in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.8 Affidavit of Francis Schmitz in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.9 Exhibit A: Email Documents Released
- 7.10 Proposed Order
- 7.11 Answer
- 7.12 Defendants' Redacted Response to First Combined Discovery Requests
- 7.13 Amended Answer
- 7.14 Affidavit of Paul Schwarzenbart in Support of Motion for Protective Order
- 7.15 Affidavit of Kevin J. Kennedy Opposing Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Discovery
- 7.16 Affidavit of Paul W. Schwarzenbart Opposing Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Discovery
- 7.17 Defendants' Revised Index to Plaintiffs' Challenged Set of In-Camera Documents
- 7.18 Affidavit of Paul W. Schwarzenbart in Support of Defendents' Motion for Summary Judgement
- 7.19 Affidavit of Jonathan Becker in Support of Defendents' Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.20 Affidavit of Kevin J. Kennedy in Support of Defendents' Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.21 Affidavit of Francis D. Schmitz in Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment
- 7.22 Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Motion to Compel
- 7.23 Supplemental Brief of Robert Stelter in Support of Motion to Quash
- 7.24 Notice of Motion Filed under Seal
- 7.25 Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Their Notice of Challenge to Confidentiality Designations and Motion to Modify Protective Order
- 7.26 Greim Letter to Judge Dreyfus
- 7.27 Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel David Robles, Bruce Landgraf, and Robert Stelter to Appear for Deposition and Produce Documents Pursuant to Subpoenas Duces Tecum
- 7.28 Exhibit A: Part 1 (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
- 7.29 Exhibit A to Motion to Compel
- 7.30 Exhibit A: Part 2 (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
- 7.31 Exhibit B to Motion to Compel
- 7.32 Exhibit C (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
- 7.33 Exhibit C to Motion to Compel
- 7.34 Exhibit D (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
- 7.35 Exhibit E (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
- 7.36 Exhibit G (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
- 7.37 Exhibit H (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
- 7.38 Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Motion for Relief from Local Rule 5.5 as to Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion to Compel
- 7.39 First Amended Complaint
- 7.40 Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order
- 7.41 O'Neil Letter to Judge Dreyfus
- 7.42 Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Relief from the Amendd Protective Order to Allow the Filing of Sealed Materials Before the John Doe Judge
- 7.43 Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendents' Motion for Protective Order and Cross-Motion to Compel
- 7.44 Deposition of Matthew John Stippich
- 7.45 Response to Subpoena Duces Tecum to Corporate Representative-DIFS, LLC's Response to Request for Production of Documents
- 7.46 Third Amendment to Protective Order Entered Under Seal
- 8 John Doe I Investigation, 2010-2013
- 9 Milwaukee County Executive Employee Computers
- 9.1 Scott Walker, Former Milwaukee County Executive 2002-2010
- 9.2 Tim Russell, Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Housing Director for Scott Walker
- 9.3 Cynthia Archer, Former Administrative Services Director for Scott Walker
- 9.4 Kelly Rindfleisch, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Scott Walker
- 9.5 Darlene Wink, Former Constituent Services Coordinator for Scott Walker
- 9.6 Tom Nardelli, Former Chief of Staff for Scott Walker
- 9.7 Fran McLaughlin, Former Milwaukee County Spokeswoman for Scott Walker
- 9.8 Dorothy Moore, Executive Assistant for Scott Walker
- 10 Articles & Resources
Report of the Attorney General Concerning Violations of the John Doe Secrecy Orders
This report was unsealed by order of the John Doe judge on December 6, 2017.
Responses to Attorney General Report
Letter from the Ethics Commission to the Attorney General, December 12, 2017
Timeline of Staff Actions, for June 2016 through July, 2017
Press release by Rep. Chris Taylor, December 20, 2017
Capital Times Editorial: Attorney General Brad Schimel should resign
Former head of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Gerald C. Nichol Advocates for Stricter Judicial Recusal Rules Following John Doe
The respected former head of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, Gerald C. Nichol a retired judge, summarized the John Doe case in a 2017 Wisconsin State Journal article suggesting that Wisconsin's judicial recusal laws needed to be tightened to avoid the appearance of corruption and restore faith in the courts. Nichol writes,
- "After reviewing the evidence brought to the GAB by the Milwaukee DA, the GAB unanimously voted to conduct an investigation. This evidence documented that the governor solicited various wealthy individuals for millions of dollars, directing contributors to make their donations to Wisconsin Club for Growth 501c4 and not to the Friends of Scott Walker. By doing this, individuals’ identities would not be revealed, and their contributions would not be made public. Evidence also revealed people were retained or employed by both of these political fundraising organizations. This strategy ensured consistent messaging to the public. The GAB, which the Legislature later abolished, hired a retired assistant U. S. attorney to lead the investigation."[3]
John Doe II Investigation, 2012-2016
Although the "John Doe II" campaign finance probe has been conducted under strict secrecy orders, some documents pertaining to the investigation have become public as the result of a federal lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Club for Growth.
U.S. Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court Denies Cert. of John Doe Appeal, October 3, 2016
Brief of The Center for Media and Democracy, The Brennan Center for Justice, and Common Cause as Amici Curiae in Support of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin, June 22, 2016
Group of Wisconsin Legislators Letter to Dane County DA Ozanne Requesting Investigation Regarding John Doe II Documents, September 29, 2016
Brad Schimel Files Brief in Opposition to a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, August 16, 2016
Brief of Constitutional Accountability Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin, August 15, 2016
Brad Schimel Brief in Opposition to the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, November 11, 2015
The Guardian Leak: 1,500 Pages of Documents Pertaining to the John Doe II Investigation, September 14, 2016
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Compromised Supreme Court Shuts Down John Doe
The Wisconsin Supreme Court said in dismissing the John Doe in 2015 that "the special prosecutor has not alleged any express advocacy." Yet prosecutors raised express advocacy explicitly in their filing with the court under the hard-to-miss header "Express Advocacy."[4]
They explained to the court how big groups like the Republican State Leadership Conference and the Republican Governors Association worked closely with the Walker campaign. Both groups registered formally as independent expenditure/express advocacy groups with the Wisconsin elections board and swore an oath saying they would not coordinate with Walker. RGA would spend $9.5 million in the Walker recall race on a barrage of ads that were the functional equivalent of express advocacy.[5]
Yet the Supreme Court ignored these facts, and when the special prosecutor asked to present more evidence, the court fired him and ordered the destruction of evidence.[5]
For instance: Prosecutors alleged that "FOSW and its agents were regularly conducting meetings/conference calls with RGA to discuss campaign strategy including polling. Governor Walker conducted phone calls and attended fundraising events coordinated by RGA."[5] The Guardian released emails from the investigation providing information that Keith Gilkes, Scott Walker's campaign manager, held weekly meetings with the Republican Governors Association -- registered in the state as an "independent expenditure" group -- which had sworn an oath not to coordinate with Walker. On October 14, 2011, an RGA staffer wrote to Gilkes in an email, "Josh mentioned he would like to make this a recurring call on Fridays at 2:30 pm (EST). Does that work for you?" Gilkes replied, "This works on my end for a weekly call... Shoot me the phone number and dial-in when you have it."[6] Josh is likely Josh Robinson, RGA's political director, who later boasted of "overseeing the largest IE [Independent Expenditure] campaign defending Scott Walker during the 2012 recalls" in his bio. RGA spent $9.5 million in the recall election pounding Walker's opponent and lauding Walker. Many contend these ads were not "issue ads" but were the functional equivalent of express advocacy and prohibited even under the 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling shutting down the John Doe. Marquette Law Professor Ed Fallone pointed out in 2017 that a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a lower court ruling also makes clear that the Wisconsin Supreme Court plainly got it wrong when it ruled that so-called "issue ads" are exempt from regulation.[7]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that coordination with groups that run express advocacy ads or their functional equivalent was barred, yet the court failed to look at the many ads that qualified as express advocacy or its functional equivalent and fired the special prosecutor when he objected.[8] The coordination was apparent in the ads. "Forward—Walker, Backwards—Barrett" was a central theme in Walker campaign ads showing people walking backwards, clocks spinning backwards, etc., including this May 7, 2012 ad. Republican Governors Association ads had the same theme, as did adds by WMC-IMC and other smaller groups like Wisconsin Recall Action.[5] Many of these ads were the functional equivalent of express advocacy, say experts.[8]
Prosecutors believe that Governor Scott Walker raised $2 million for these Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce-IMC ads that were run in his 2012 recall race and that his top campaign aide, R.J. Johnson, may have been paid for placing them. Investigators say in the filings that bank records reflect wire transfers in April and May 2012 from WMC-IMC to Ten Capitol (the ad firm of WCM) totaling $3.7 million. "Coinciding with the wire transfers to Ten Capitol, WMC-IMC received payments from WiCFG," wrote prosecutors. "Consistent with a commission for ad placement, R.J. Johnson and Associates received $50,000 from Ten Capitol on June 22, 2012."[5]
Justice Gableman, R.J. Johnson Relationship
The conservative majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court was elected with at least $10 million in spending by the groups under investigation. Many outside groups outspent the justices themselves. Two justices, Gableman and Prosser, were asked to recuse by prosecutors, but refused.[5]
A September 2016 expose by The Guardian shed new light on why prosecutors thought Gableman should recuse.[9]
In the full email from Scott Walker to Karl Rove on May 4, 2011 -- made available for the first time by The Guardian -- Walker wrote, "RJ was the chief advisor to my campaign. He pulled together the team who flipped the Senate three times and the Assembly two times. He ran the effort that defeat the first incumbent Supreme Court Justice for decade back in 2008 and Club for Growth -- Wisconsin was the key to retaining Justice Prosser."[10]
In the 2008 Supreme Court race, Justice Louis Butler was unseated by Michael Gableman in an ugly race where isconsin Club for Growth -- controlled by R.J. Johnson -- and Gableman's campaign ran ugly ads that generated official complaints.[11][12][13]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders List of Documents to be Placed into Public File, January 20, 2017
Dean Strang, Counsel for Unnamed Movants No. 7, Letter to Attorney General Brad D. Schimel, February 1, 2016
Unnamed Movant No. 6's Memorandum in Opposition to Intervenor's Motion to Amend the Secrecy Orders, February 1, 2016
Unnamed Movant No. 2, 7 and 8's Memorandum in Opposition to Intervenor's Motion to Amend the Secrecy Order, February 1, 2016
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Motion for Reconsideration of John Doe II, December 2, 2015
Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses the John Doe II, July 16, 2015
Wisconsin Supreme Court Document Release, May 13, 2015
Court Inadvertently Releases Sealed Filing Showing Prosecutors' Arguments for the First Time
Eric O'Keefe and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc. v. Francis Schmitz, et. al.
Documents made public in the Eastern District of Wisconsin case O'Keefe v. Schmitz, Case 2:14-cv-00139-RTR, before District Court Judge Rudolph Randa.
Documents made public in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals case O'Keefe v. Schmitz, Appeal Nos. 14-188, et al., before Judges Frank Easterbrook, Diane Wood, and William Bauer
The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy v. Francis Schmitz, et. al.
The MacIver Institute is a Bradley-funded "think tank" and member of the State Policy Network in Wisconsin run by former GOP operative Brett Healy. MacIver sued Milwaukee DA John Chisholm and other state prosecutors pursuing the John Doe case against Scott Walker while Chisholm was running for re-election. MacIver was represented by Wisconsin Club for Growth's Eric O'Keefe's law firm. In the suit, MacIver claimed Chisholm and investigators at the Government Accountability Board illegally seized their digital records, violating the federal Stored Communications Act. Email correspondence between MacIver's staff and members of the Walker administration were part of a set of John Doe documents leaked to the Guardian newspaper in September 2016. The Guardian Leak: 1,500 Pages of Documents Pertaining to the John Doe II Investigation, September 14, 2016
U.S. District Judge William Conley ruled that the group of investigators properly obtained search warrants for emails from the John K. MacIver Institute as part of the lengthy John Doe investigation, on March 15, 2017. The conservative United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld this ruling on March 22, 2018. Case documents below.
Federal appeals court rules against conservative group, March 21, 2018
John K. MacIver Institute for v. Francis Schmitz, et al 17-1790 Docket , March 21, 2018
MacIver Institute Files lawsuit Against Chisholm, Schmitz and senior GAB staff Alleging Violations of the Federal Stored Communications Act, August 1, 2016
U.S. District Judge William Conley Dismisses MacIver's Lawsuit
Additional Documents
Archer v. Chisholm et al., 2015-2016
Complaint
Answer to Complaint on Behalf of Defendants David Budde and Robert Stelter
Defendants John Chisholm, David Robles and Bruce Landgraf's Answer and Affirmative Defenses
Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, On Behalf of Defendants John Chisholm, David Robles, and Bruce Landgraf
September 13, 2011 Cindy Archer Search Warrant
Discovery Documents from John Doe I
U.S. Judge Lynn Adelman Dismisses Cindy Archer's Lawsuit, May 26, 2016
Cindy Archer Appeals Judge Adelman's Decision with the 7th District U.S. Court of Appeals, August 2, 2016
O'Keefe and Wisconsin Club for Growth v. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, 2014-Present
Complaint
Defendants' Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Affidavit of Sharrie Hauge in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Affidavit of Paul Schwarzenbart in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Affidavit of Kevin Kennedy in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Affidavit of Jonathan Becker in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Affidavit of Gerald Nichol in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Affidavit of Francis Schmitz in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Exhibit A: Email Documents Released
Proposed Order
GAB Filings
Answer
Defendants' Redacted Response to First Combined Discovery Requests
Amended Answer
Affidavit of Paul Schwarzenbart in Support of Motion for Protective Order
Affidavit of Kevin J. Kennedy Opposing Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Discovery
Affidavit of Paul W. Schwarzenbart Opposing Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Discovery
Defendants' Revised Index to Plaintiffs' Challenged Set of In-Camera Documents
Affidavit of Paul W. Schwarzenbart in Support of Defendents' Motion for Summary Judgement
Affidavit of Jonathan Becker in Support of Defendents' Motion for Summary Judgment
Affidavit of Kevin J. Kennedy in Support of Defendents' Motion for Summary Judgment
Affidavit of Francis D. Schmitz in Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment
Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Motion to Compel
Supplemental Brief of Robert Stelter in Support of Motion to Quash
Notice of Motion Filed under Seal
Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Their Notice of Challenge to Confidentiality Designations and Motion to Modify Protective Order
Greim Letter to Judge Dreyfus
Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel David Robles, Bruce Landgraf, and Robert Stelter to Appear for Deposition and Produce Documents Pursuant to Subpoenas Duces Tecum
Exhibit A: Part 1 (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
Exhibit A to Motion to Compel
Exhibit A: Part 2 (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
Exhibit B to Motion to Compel
Exhibit C (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
Exhibit C to Motion to Compel
Exhibit D (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
Exhibit E (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
Exhibit G (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
Exhibit H (Made Public on 2016-02-26)
Wisconsin Club for Growth Filings
Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Motion for Relief from Local Rule 5.5 as to Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion to Compel
First Amended Complaint
Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order
O'Neil Letter to Judge Dreyfus
Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Relief from the Amendd Protective Order to Allow the Filing of Sealed Materials Before the John Doe Judge
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendents' Motion for Protective Order and Cross-Motion to Compel
Deposition of Matthew John Stippich
Response to Subpoena Duces Tecum to Corporate Representative-DIFS, LLC's Response to Request for Production of Documents
Third Amendment to Protective Order Entered Under Seal
John Doe I Investigation, 2010-2013
State v. Rindfleisch
State v. Russell
State v. Wink
State v. Kavanaugh
State v. Gardner
State v. Pierick
Additional Documents
September 13, 2011 Cindy Archer Search Warrant
Milwaukee County Executive Employee Computers
After John Doe I was closed, Wisconsin media organizations sought records pertaining to the investigation under the state's Public Records Law. [14] In September of 2013, Judge Nettesheim ordered the release of the records. [15]
Scott Walker, Former Milwaukee County Executive 2002-2010
County Networked Computer Documents
Non-networked Workstation Computer Documents
Notes and Emails
Tim Russell, Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Housing Director for Scott Walker
County Networked Computer Documents
Non-networked Workstation Computer Documents
Google Blog
Notes and Emails
Cynthia Archer, Former Administrative Services Director for Scott Walker
County Networked Computer Documents
Non-networked Workstation Computer Documents
Notes and Emails
Calendar
Additional Documents
Kelly Rindfleisch, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Scott Walker
County Networked Computer Documents
Non-networked Workstation Computer Documents
Notes and Emails
Darlene Wink, Former Constituent Services Coordinator for Scott Walker
County Networked Computer Documents
Non-networked Workstation Computer Documents
Notes, Emails, and Drafts
Tom Nardelli, Former Chief of Staff for Scott Walker
County Networked Computer Documents
Notes and Emails
Fran McLaughlin, Former Milwaukee County Spokeswoman for Scott Walker
County Networked Computer Documents
Non-networked Workstation Computer Documents
Notes and Emails
Dorothy Moore, Executive Assistant for Scott Walker
County Networked Computer Documents
Non-networked Workstation Computer Documents
Notes and Emails
Articles & Resources
Related PRWatch Articles
- Arn Pearson, Leaked Documents Show Court's Dismissal of the John Doe Was Based on a False Premise, PRWatch.org, September 22, 2016.
- Mary Bottari, Supreme Cover-Up: How the Wisconsin Justice System Failed in the Walker John Doe, PRWatch.org, September 18, 2016.
- Mary Bottari, Scott Walker John Doe: Corporate Checks Fueled Coordinated Campaign, PRWatch.org, September 15, 2016.
- Lisa Graves, CMD Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Prosecutors' Appeal in John Doe II Corruption Case, PRWatch.org, June 23, 2016.
- CMD Reporting on Walker Dark Money Criminal Probe, PRWatch.org, September 9, 2014.
- Brendan Fischer, Kohler Heir and Walker Backer Plumbs Dark Money Depths, PRWatch.org, November 5, 2013.
Related External Articles
- Ed Pilkington and the Guardian US interactive team, Leaked court documents from ‘John Doe investigation’ in Wisconsin lay bare pervasive influence of corporate cash on modern US elections, The Guardian, September 14, 2016.
References
- ↑ Daniel Bice and Scott Umhoefer, "John Doe probe of Scott Walker office closed with no new charges," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 2, 2013.
- ↑ Daniel Bice, "Secret probe spreads to five Wisconsin counties," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 21, 2013.
- ↑ Gerald C. Nichol, Big donations to judges should require recusal, Wisconsin State Journal, June 5, 2017.
- ↑ 2014-2-21-Schmitz-Affidavit, p. 29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Mary Bottari, Supreme Cover-Up: How the Wisconsin Justice System Failed in the Walker John Doe, PRWatch.org, September 18, 2016.
- ↑ John Doe Emails, p. 71.
- ↑ Edward A. Fallone, More Doubts About the Court’s Resolution of the John Doe Investigation, Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog, February 27, 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Arn Pearson, Leaked Documents Show Court's Dismissal of the John Doe Was Based on a False Premise, PRWatch.org, September 22, 2016.
- ↑ Ed Pilkington and the Guardian US interactive team, Leaked court documents from ‘John Doe investigation’ in Wisconsin lay bare pervasive influence of corporate cash on modern US elections, The Guardian, September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Key-Misc-Set-One, John Doe documents released by The Guardian, p.16.
- ↑ Patrick Marley and Steven Walters, Judicial Commission says Gableman ad was deceiving, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 8, 2008.
- ↑ Controversial campaign review committee is back for second year, Wisconsin Law Journal, February 2, 2009.
- ↑ Bruce Murphy, Why Gableman Is Stepping Down, Urban Milwaukee, June 20, 2017.
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board, Our View: John Doe records should be released, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Oct. 12, 2013.
- ↑ Patrick Marley and Daniel Bice, Judge orders documents released in probe of Scott Walker aides, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 25, 2013.