West et al v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Plaintiff: Michelle Tidball, Kanye West and Fred Krumberger
Defendant: Wisconsin Elections Commission
Interpleader: Keith Smith, Lauren Steven, Richard C. Hughes and William Brent, III
Case Number: 1:2020cv01348
Filed: September 1, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Presiding Judge: William C Griesbach
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Voting
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 4, 2020 Filing 33 TRANSCRIPT of TELEPHONIC STATUS CONFERENCE held on 9/3/2020 before Judge William Griesbach Court Reporter/Transcriber John Schindhelm, Contact at www.johnschindhelm.com to order directly... OR. Transcripts may be purchased using the Transcript Order Form found #on our website or viewed at the court public terminal. NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: If necessary, within 7 business days each party shall inform the Court of their intent to redact personal identifiers by filing a Notice of Intent to Redact. Please read the policy located on our website # www.wied.uscourts.gov Redaction Statement due 9/28/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 10/8/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 12/7/2020. (Schindhelm, John)
September 4, 2020 Certified Copies of Order Remanding Case #31 and docket sheet sent via U.S. Mail to Clerk, Brown County Circuit Court. (tlf)
September 3, 2020 Filing 32 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William C Griesbach: Status Conference held on 9/3/2020. The Court will decide the motion for remand and jurisdiction issue. (Tape #090320) (cav)
September 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER REMANDING CASE, signed by Judge William C Griesbach on 09/03/2020. The Commission has failed to carry its burden of demonstrating that Plaintiffs state law claim raises a substantial federal issue. ECF No. #24 , Expedited Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Michelle Tidball, Kanye West, and Fred Krumberger AND #5 Motion to Intervene filed by Lauren Steven, Keith Smith, Richard C. Hughes, and William Brent, III are DENIED AS MOOT. The Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of the Remand Order and a certified copy of the docket to the Circuit Court of Brown County. (cc: all counsel)(Griesbach, William)
September 3, 2020 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Gregory M Erickson on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Attorney(s) appearing: Gregory M. Erickson and William F. Mohrman (Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 29 EXHIBIT (Flash Drive) received by William Brent, III, Richard C. Hughes, Keith Smith, Lauren Steven regarding attachments to #5 Motion to Intervene. (lh) (Flash Drive sent to chambers)
September 3, 2020 Filing 28 AFFIDAVIT of Lane Ruhland . (Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 27 AFFIDAVIT of Gregory M. Erickson . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 26 BRIEF in Support filed by All Plaintiffs re #24 Expedited MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . (Attachments: #1 Word Count Certificate)(Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 25 NOTICE by All Plaintiffs Notice of Hearing on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 24 Expedited MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 23 AFFIDAVIT of Lane Ruhland . (Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 22 AFFIDAVIT of Gregory M. Erickson . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 21 BRIEF in Support filed by All Plaintiffs re #19 Expedited MOTION to Remand to State Court . (Attachments: #1 Word Count Certificate)(Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 20 NOTICE by All Plaintiffs Notice of Hearing on Motion to Remand (Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 19 Expedited MOTION to Remand to State Court by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Erickson, Gregory)
September 3, 2020 Filing 18 NOTICE of Hearing: (cc: all counsel) ATT TELEPHONE Status Conference set for TODAY, 9/3/2020 at 02:00 PM (CT) By Telephone before Judge William C Griesbach. Instructions: Participants are to call in to 1-888-273-3658, using Access Code 4416978, and Security Code 1234. Please be sure to call in prior to the time that the hearing is scheduled to begin so that there is no disruption to the court proceeding. To ensure a clear record of the hearing, participants should not use a speaker phone. Unless otherwise excused, all participants are expected to remain on the call for the duration of the conference. All participants are to confirm their appearance with the Clerk prior to the date of the hearing. Verification of your participation should be sent to wied_clerks_gb@wied.uscourts.gov (lh)
September 3, 2020 NOTICE of Electronic Filing Error re #6 , #7 , #8 , #9 , #10 , #11 , #12 , #13 , #14 , #15 , #16 and #17 .All documents should contain the s/signature of the attorney who files the document. These documents were signed by Gregory M Erickson and filed by James Magnusson. James Magnusson is not an attorney of record and has not filed a notice of appearance. These documents must be signed and re-filed by an attorney of record. All documents other than declarations or affidavits should contain the s/signature of the attorney who files the document. Proposed Orders should be filed as an attachment to the motion and should not be filed as a separate docket entry. Please refer to the policies and procedures for electronic case filing and the user manual found at www.wied.uscourts.gov (tlf)
September 2, 2020 Filing 17 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. PROPOSED Temporary Restraining Order filed by All Plaintiffs. (Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 16 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. DECLARATION of Lane Ruhland . (Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 15 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. DECLARATION of Gregory M. Erickson . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 14 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. BRIEF in Support filed by All Plaintiffs re #12 Expedited MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . (Attachments: #1 Word Count Certificate)(Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 13 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. NOTICE by All Plaintiffs Notice of Hearing on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 12 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. Expedited MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by All Plaintiffs. (Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf). Modified on 9/3/2020 to term motion(cav).
September 2, 2020 Filing 11 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. PROPOSED Order for Remand filed by All Plaintiffs. (Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 10 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. DECLARATION of Lane Ruhland . (Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 9 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. DECLARATION of Gregory M. Erickson . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 8 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. BRIEF in Support filed by All Plaintiffs re #6 Expedited MOTION to Remand to State Court . (Attachments: #1 Word Count Certificate)(Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 7 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. NOTICE by All Plaintiffs Notice of Hearing on Motion to Remand (Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 2, 2020 Filing 6 DOCUMENT TO BE REFILED. Expedited MOTION to Remand to State Court by Fred Krumberger, Michelle Tidball, Kanye West. (Magnuson, James) Modified on 9/3/2020 (tlf).
September 1, 2020 Filing 5 MOTION to Intervene by William Brent, III, Richard C. Hughes, Keith Smith, Lauren Steven. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Answer and Cross-Claim, #2 Exhibit A - Verified Complaint, #3 Exhibit B - Affidavit of Devin Remiker, #4 Exhibit C (part 1) - Affidavit of Charles Myers, #5 Exhibit C (part 2) - Affidavit of Charles Myers, #6 Exhibit C (part 3) - Affidavit of Charles Myers, #7 Exhibit D - Affidavit of Ora Brown, #8 Exhibit E - Affidavit of Sharon Brown, #9 Exhibit F - Affidavit of Trais Haire, #10 Exhibit G - Affidavit of Sharita Kostuck, #11 Exhibit H - Affidavit of Darlene Lewis, #12 Exhibit I - Affidavit of Tobisha Lyones, #13 Exhibit J - Affidavit of Cherrel Pernell, #14 Exhibit K - Affidavit of Jeffrey Whittley, #15 Exhibit L - Affidavit of Hazel Linsy, #16 Exhibit M - Affidavit of Kezgnar Mayes, #17 Exhibit N - Affidavit of Virginia McCorty, #18 Exhibit O - Affidavit of Ian Mcallister, #19 Exhibit P - Affidavit of Robert Schmidt, #20 Exhibit Q - Affidavit of Ernestine Tye, #21 Exhibit R - Affidavit of Lynnette Smith, #22 Exhibit S - Affidavit of Derek Jeter, #23 Exhibit T - Reply Brief and Supplemental Remiker Affidavit, #24 Exhibit U - WEC Staff Memo)(Mandell, Jeffrey)
September 1, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey A Mandell on behalf of William Brent, III, Richard C. Hughes, Keith Smith, Lauren Steven. Attorney(s) appearing: Jeffrey A. Mandell (Mandell, Jeffrey)
September 1, 2020 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Karla Z Keckhaver on behalf of All Defendants. Attorney(s) appearing: Karla Z. Keckhaver (Keckhaver, Karla)
September 1, 2020 Filing 2 Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form filed by Wisconsin Elections Commission. (NOTICE: Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 73 this document is not viewable by the judge.) (Kilpatrick, Steven)
September 1, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Wisconsin Elections Commission from Brown County Circuit Court, Case Number: 20CV812 with attached state court documents. (Filing Fee PAID $400 receipt number AWIEDC-3557531) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Circuit Court filings)(Kilpatrick, Steven)
September 1, 2020 NOTICE Regarding assignment of this matter to Judge William C Griesbach ;Consent/refusal forms for Magistrate Judge Joseph to be filed within 21 days;the consent/refusal form is available on our website ;pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1 a disclosure statement is to be filed upon the first filing of any paper and should be filed now if not already filed (jcl)
September 1, 2020 NOTICE of Electronic Filing Error re #1 Notice of Removal, filed by Wisconsin Elections Commission. The Civil Cover sheet should have been filed as an attachment to the main document. This document does NOT need to be re-filed; Please refer to the policies and procedures for electronic case filing and the user manual found at www.wied.uscourts.gov (lh)

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Interpleader: Keith Smith
Represented By: Jeffrey A Mandell
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Defendant: Wisconsin Elections Commission
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Plaintiff: Michelle Tidball
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