Penebaker, Khary et al v. Hitt, Andrew et al
Plaintiff: Khary Penebaker, Mary Arnold and Bonnie Joseph
Defendant: Andrew Hitt, Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Bill Feehan, Kelly Ruh, Carol Brunner, Edward Scott Grabins, Kathy Kiernan, Darryl Carlson, Pam Travis, Mary Buestrin, James R Troupis, Kenneth Chesebro and James R. Troupis
Case Number: 3:2022cv00334
Filed: June 15, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Presiding Judge: Stephen L Crocker
Referring Judge: James D Peterson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Voting
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1442 Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 Brief in Reply by Plaintiffs Mary Arnold, Bonnie Joseph, Khary Penebaker in Support of #12 Motion to Remand to State Court (Bhattacharyya, Rupa),(ps)
August 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 Brief in Opposition and Joinder in Legal Arguments of Co-Defendants by Defendant Kenneth Chesebro re: #12 Motion to Remand to State Court filed by Khary Penebaker, Bonnie Joseph, Mary Arnold. (jef),(ps)
August 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 MOTION TO DISMISS Plaintiffs' Complaint Pursuant To Rule 12(b)(6) For Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted and Joinder in Legal Arguments of Co-Defendants by Defendant Kenneth Chesebro. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service, #2 Envelope) (jef),(ps)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **Plaintiffs' motion to suspend briefing on the newly-filed dismissal motion (dkt. #30 ) is GRANTED. While the court will not forbid defendants from filing any additional dismissal motions (see dkt. 20), it is directing the Clerk of Court not to set briefing on any subsequently-filed dispositive motions pending further order of the court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 8/3/2022. (jls)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 Motion to Suspend Briefing Schedule on Additional Motions to Dismiss by Plaintiffs Mary Arnold, Bonnie Joseph, Khary Penebaker. Response due 8/10/2022. (Barnes, Mel)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 Amended Document by Defendant James R. Troupis. Amendment to #32 Declaration. Exhibit J - Motion for Reconsideration with Supporting Brief of Intervenors-Defendants-Appellants Disability Rights Wisconsin, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice & League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (McNulty, Ashley)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Brief in Opposition by Defendant James R. Troupis re: #12 Motion to Remand to State Court filed by Khary Penebaker, Bonnie Joseph, Mary Arnold (McNulty, Ashley)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Declaration of Matthew M. Fernholz filed by Defendant James R. Troupis in support re: #30 Motion to Dismiss, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Nov. 18, 2020 Memorandum, #2 Exhibit B - Dec. 9, 2020 Memorandum, #3 Exhibit C - Dec. 29, 2020 Petition for Writ of Cert., #4 Exhibit D - Dec. 1, 2020 Petition for Original Action, #5 Exhibit E - Dec. 3, 2020 Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Denying Petition for Original Action, #6 Exhibit F - December 11, 2020 Emergency Petition to Bypass Court of Appeals, #7 Exhibit G - WEC Brief in Opposition to Original Action, Dec. 1, 2020, #8 Exhibit H - WEC ruling in Sickel v. Hitt, et al, March 15, 2022, #9 Exhibit I - WIS DOJ opinion re. Sickel v. Hitt et al, Feb. 9, 2022, #10 Exhibit J - Motion for Reconsideration in Teigen v. WEC filed July 28, 2022) (McNulty, Ashley)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Brief in Support of #30 Motion to Dismiss, Plaintiffs' Complaint Pursuant To Rule 12(b)(6) For Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted by Defendant James R. Troupis (McNulty, Ashley)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION TO DISMISS Plaintiffs' Complaint Pursuant To Rule 12(b)(6) For Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted by Defendant James R. Troupis. Brief in Opposition due 8/23/2022. Brief in Reply due 9/2/2022. (McNulty, Ashley)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Declaration of Kurt A. Goehre filed by Defendants Carol Brunner, Mary Buestrin, Darryl Carlson, Bill Feehan, Edward Scott Grabins, Andrew Hitt, Kathy Kiernan, Kelly Ruh, Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Pam Travis re: #12 Motion to Remand to State Court (Burnett, Ralph)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Brief in Opposition by Defendants Carol Brunner, Mary Buestrin, Darryl Carlson, Bill Feehan, Edward Scott Grabins, Andrew Hitt, Kathy Kiernan, Kelly Ruh, Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Pam Travis re: #12 Motion to Remand to State Court filed by Khary Penebaker, Bonnie Joseph, Mary Arnold (Burnett, Ralph)
August 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **ORDER granting #25 Motion to Admit Edward D. Greim Pro Hac Vice; granting #26 Motion to Admit Cody S. Hagan Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 8/1/2022. (lak)
July 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Motion to Admit Cody Hagan Pro Hac Vice. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 100 receipt number AWIWDC-3099219.) by Defendant James R. Troupis. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (Hagan, Cody)
July 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Motion to Admit Edward Dean Greim Pro Hac Vice. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 100 receipt number AWIWDC-3099210.) by Defendant James R. Troupis. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (Greim, Edward)
July 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Notice by Defendants Carol Brunner, Mary Buestrin, Darryl Carlson, Bill Feehan, Edward Scott Grabins, Andrew Hitt, Kathy Kiernan, Kelly Ruh, Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Pam Travis re #10 Notice (Other), Consent to Joinder of Defendants James R. Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro. (Goehre, Kurt)
July 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Notice of Appearance filed by Mary McCord for Plaintiffs Mary Arnold, Bonnie Joseph, Khary Penebaker. (McCord, Mary)
July 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **ORDER granting #18 Motion to Admit Joseph Mead Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 7/15/2022. (lak)
July 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Notice of Appearance of Counsel filed by Ashley McNulty for Defendant James R Troupis. (McNulty, Ashley)
July 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **Defendants move to disqualify plaintiff's counsel, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, because of the firm's representation of defendant James Troupis. Dkt. #15 . Plaintiffs move to suspend briefing on defendants' disqualification motion until the court rules on plaintiffs' motion to remand, which questions whether the court has subject matter jurisdiction over the underlying case. Dkt. #19 . Plaintiffs' motion to stay briefing on the motion for disqualification is GRANTED. The court will DENY plaintiffs' preemptive request to hold any further motions in abeyance. We'll deal with any other motions if they are filed. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 7/14/2022. (jls)
July 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Motion to Amend Briefing Schedule to Suspend Briefing Schedule on Defendant Troupis's Motion to Disqualify and Any Future Motions Until Motion to Remand is Adjudicated by Plaintiffs Mary Arnold, Bonnie Joseph, Khary Penebaker. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Response due 7/21/2022. (Mandell, Jeffrey)
July 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Motion to Admit Joseph Mead Pro Hac Vice. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 100 receipt number AWIWDC-3091276.) by Plaintiffs Mary Arnold, Bonnie Joseph, Khary Penebaker. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (Mead, Joseph)
July 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Declaration of James R. Troupis filed by Defendant James R Troupis in Support re: #15 Motion to Disqualify Counsel (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Troupis Engagement Letter with Stafford Rosenbaum LLP) (Fernholz, Matthew)
July 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Brief in Support of #15 Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Plaintiffs Stafford Rosenbaum LLP by Defendant James R Troupis (Fernholz, Matthew)
July 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Plaintiffs Stafford Rosenbaum LLP by Defendant James R Troupis. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Response due 7/20/2022. (Fernholz, Matthew)
July 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER of Recusal. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb recused. Case randomly reassigned to District Judge James D. Peterson for all further proceedings. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 7/13/2022. (voc)
July 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Brief in Support of #12 Motion to Remand to State Court by Plaintiffs Mary Arnold, Bonnie Joseph, Khary Penebaker (Bhattacharyya, Rupa)
July 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION TO REMAND to State Court (with brief attached) by Plaintiffs Mary Arnold, Bonnie Joseph, Khary Penebaker. Brief in Opposition due 8/2/2022. Brief in Reply due 8/12/2022. (Bhattacharyya, Rupa)
July 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **ORDER granting #9 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File a Responsive Pleading. Kenneth Chesebro answer due 8/2/2022; James R Troupis answer due 8/2/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 7/8/2022. (jls)
July 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Notice by Defendants Kenneth Chesebro, James R Troupis of Joinder in Defendants' Amended Notice of Removal. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Summons, Complaint and Exhibits) (Fernholz, Matthew) Modified on 7/8/2022: Added exhibit description. E-mail sent to counsel. (lak)
July 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File a Responsive Pleading by Defendants Kenneth Chesebro, James R Troupis. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Response due 7/15/2022. (Fernholz, Matthew)
July 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **Plaintiffs' motion to suspend the briefing schedule on defendants' June 22, 2022 dismissal motion is granted in this fashion: plaintiffs' current deadline to respond to the dismissal motion is struck. If defendants timely object to the ongoing suspension of plaintiffs' response deadline, then the court will promptly rule on the motion to suspend and if necessary, set a new deadline for plaintiffs to respond to the dismissal motion. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 7/6/2022. (jls)
July 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Motion to Suspend Briefing Schedule on Some Defendants' Motion to Dismiss re #5 MOTION TO DISMISS by Plaintiffs Mary Arnold, Bonnie Joseph, Khary Penebaker. Response due 7/13/2022. (Barnes, Mel)
June 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Judge update in case. Case randomly reassigned to District Judge Barbara B. Crabb and Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (lak)
June 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Brief in Support of #5 Motion to Dismiss, by Defendants Carol Brunner, Mary Buestrin, Darryl Carlson, Bill Feehan, Edward Scott Grabins, Andrew Hitt, Kathy Kiernan, Kelly Ruh, Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Pam Travis (Goehre, Kurt)
June 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION TO DISMISS by Defendants Carol Brunner, Mary Buestrin, Darryl Carlson, Bill Feehan, Edward Scott Grabins, Andrew Hitt, Kathy Kiernan, Kelly Ruh, Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Pam Travis. Brief in Opposition due 7/13/2022. Brief in Reply due 7/25/2022. (Goehre, Kurt)
June 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 AMENDED NOTICE OF REMOVAL , filed by Bill Feehan, Darryl Carlson, Kelly Ruh, Edward Scott Grabins, Pam Travis, Carol Brunner, Andrew Hitt, Mary Buestrin, Kathy Kiernan, Robert F. Spindell, Jr.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons and Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal to Federal Court) (Goehre, Kurt) Modified on 6/23/2022. (lak)
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendants Carol Brunner, Mary Buestrin, Darryl Carlson, Bill Feehan, Edward Scott Grabins, Andrew Hitt, Kathy Kiernan, Kelly Ruh, Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Pam Travis. (Goehre, Kurt)
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Notice of Appearance filed by Ralph George Burnett for Defendants Carol Brunner, Mary Buestrin, Darryl Carlson, Bill Feehan, Edward Scott Grabins, Andrew Hitt, Kathy Kiernan, Kelly Ruh, Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Pam Travis. (Burnett, Ralph)
June 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Dane County Circuit Court, case number 2022-CV-1178. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AWIWDC-3077331), filed by Bill Feehan, Darryl Carlson, Kelly Ruh, Edward Scott Grabins, Pam Travis, Carol Brunner, Andrew Hitt, Mary Buestrin, Kathy Kiernan, Robert F. Spindell, Jr.. (Attachments: #1 JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - Dane County Circuit Court Summons and Complaint, #3 Exhibit B - Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal to Federal Court) (Goehre, Kurt)
June 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Case randomly assigned to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (lak)
June 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Standard attachments for Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker : #Corporate Disclosure Statement, #Order Regarding Assignment of Cases, #Notice of Assignment to a Magistrate Judge and Consent/Request for Reassignment, #Order on Dispositive Motions. (lak)

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Plaintiff: Khary Penebaker
Represented By: Carly Gerads
Represented By: Jeffrey Adam Mandell
Represented By: Mel Barnes
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Represented By: Mary McCord
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Plaintiff: Mary Arnold
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Plaintiff: Bonnie Joseph
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Defendant: Andrew Hitt
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Defendant: Robert F. Spindell, Jr.
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Defendant: Kelly Ruh
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Defendant: Carol Brunner
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Defendant: Edward Scott Grabins
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Defendant: Kathy Kiernan
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Defendant: Darryl Carlson
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Defendant: James R Troupis
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