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Case TitleAMER FED/LABOR, et al v. FEC
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2001cv01522
Date Filed2001-07-13
Date Closed2001-12-19
JudgeJudge Gladys Kessler
PlaintiffAMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
PlaintiffDNC SERVICES CORPORATION DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
DefendantFEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
DefendantJAMES MADISON CENTER FOR FREE SPEECH
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2001-07-131COMPLAINT filed by plaintiffs AMER FED/LABOR, and DNC SERVICES CORP. (bm) (Entered: 07/16/2001)
2001-07-13SUMMONS (3) issued to federal party federal defendant FEC , and non-parties: U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (bm) (Entered: 07/16/2001)
2001-07-132MOTION filed by plaintiffs AMER FED/LABOR, and DNC SERVICES CORP. for temporary restraining order , and/or for preliminary injunction ; attachments (14) (bm) (Entered: 07/16/2001)
2001-07-16MOTION HEARING before Judge Gladys Kessler: granted motion for temporary restraining order [2-1] by DNC SERVICES CORP., AMER FED/LABOR cross motions due 9/12/01; response to cross motions due 9/26/01; reply to cross motions due 10/12/01; motion for summary judgment due 8/15/01; response to motion for summary judgment due 9/12/01; reply motion for summary judgment due 9/26/01 Reporter: Gordon Slodysko (pob) (Entered: 07/17/2001)
2001-07-163ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler : granting motion for temporary restraining order [2-1] by DNC SERVICES CORP., AMER FED/LABOR (N) (pob) (Entered: 07/17/2001)
2001-07-195ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for federal defendant FEC by Colleen Tove Sealander, Leigh Gipson Hildebrand (cjp) (Entered: 07/20/2001)
2001-07-204SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler cross motions due 9/12/01; response to cross motions due 9/26/01; reply to cross motions due 10/12/01; motion for summary judgment due 8/15/01; response to motion for summary judgment due 9/12/01; reply motion for summary judgment due 9/26/01; motion hearing set for 9:30 10/29/01 (N) (pob) (Entered: 07/20/2001)
2001-08-036MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by federal defendant FEC for leave to file under seal volume II of the admistrative record ; EXHIBIT (VOLUME II) (cdw) (Entered: 08/06/2001)
2001-08-037ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD (VOLUME I) by federal defendant FEC; exhibits (30) BULKY (cdw) (Entered: 08/06/2001)
2001-08-038TRANSCRIPT of hearing on motion for TRO filed for date(s) of 7/16/01. Reporter: Gordan A Slodysko (cdw) (Entered: 08/07/2001)
2001-08-079PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler: setting forth procedures for handling confidential material; allowing designated material to be filed under seal. (N) (pob) (Entered: 08/07/2001)
2001-08-1510MOTION filed for JAMES MADISON CENTER to file amicus brief ; EXHIBIT (AMICUS BRIEF) (cdw) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-1511MOTION filed by movant JAMES MADISON CENTER for James Bopp, Jr. to appear pro hac vice ( Bopp, Coleson, & Bostrom 1 South 6TH Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807-5310, (812) 232-2434) ; attachments (1) (cdw) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-1512MOTION filed by movant JAMES MADISON CENTER for Raeanna S Moore to appear pro hac vice ( Bopp, Coleson, & Bostrom 1 South 6th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807-5310, (812) 232-2434) ; attachments (1) (cdw) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-1515MOTION filed by plaintiff AMER FED/LABOR, plaintiff DNC SERVICES CORP. for summary judgment ; declarations (1), affidavits (2), exhibits (9) (cdw) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-1516MOTION filed by plaintiff AMER FED/LABOR, plaintiff DNC SERVICES CORP. for leave to file the declarations of Lawrence Gold and Steve Lanning under seal ; EXHIBIT (Declarations) (cdw) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-1617NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiff AMER FED/LABOR, plaintiff DNC SERVICES CORP. of the table of authorities in support of their motion for summary judgment, and the affidavits of Ann Marie Habershaw and Andrew Grossman (cdw) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-1713ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler : granting motion for Raeanna S Moore to appear pro hac vice ( Bopp, Coleson, & Bostrom 1 South 6th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807-5310, (812) 232-2434) [12-1] by JAMES MADISON CENTER, granting motion for James Bopp, Jr. to appear pro hac vice ( Bopp, Coleson, & Bostrom 1 South 6TH Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807-5310, (812) 232-2434) [11-1] by JAMES MADISON CENTER (N) (jwd) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-1714ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler : granting motion for JAMES MADISON CENTER to file amicus brief [10-1] (N) (jwd) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-1718ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff AMER FED/LABOR, plaintiff DNC SERVICES CORP. by Michael B. Trister (cdw) (Entered: 08/21/2001)
2001-08-1720AMICUS BRIEF filed by movant JAMES MADISON CENTER; exhibits (1) (cdw) (Entered: 08/27/2001)
2001-08-2119NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiff AMER FED/LABOR, plaintiff DNC SERVICES CORP. of the original declaration of Steve Lanning filed subject to plaintiff's pending motion to file this document under seal; declarations (1) Filed Under Seal (cdw) Modified on 09/10/2001 (Entered: 08/22/2001)
2001-08-2421CONSENT by federal defendant FEC notifying the Court that it does not oppose plaintiffs' motion for leave to file documents under seal filed with this Court on 8/15/01 (cdw) (Entered: 08/27/2001)
2001-09-0422ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler: granting motion for leave to file the declarations of Lawrence Gold and Steve Lanning under seal [16-1] by DNC SERVICES CORP., AMER FED/LABOR (N) (dam) (Entered: 09/04/2001)
2001-09-0423EXHIBITS (DECLARATION) filed by plaintiffs of Laurence E. Gold submitted in support of plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment FILED UNDER SEAL; exhibits (13) (cdw) (Entered: 09/10/2001)
2001-09-0424EXHIBITS (DECLARATION) by plaintiffs of Steve Lanning submitted in support of their motion for summary judgment FILED UNDER SEAL; exhibits (2) (cdw) (Entered: 09/10/2001)
2001-09-1225MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by federal defendant FEC to modify the scheduling order (cdw) (Entered: 09/13/2001)
2001-09-1326ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler: granting motion to modify the scheduling order [25-1] by FEC; cross motions due 9/14/01; response to cross motions due 9/28/01; reply to cross motions due 10/16/01; response to motion for summary judgment due 9/14/01; reply motion for summary judgment due 9/28/01; extending time to 9/21/01 to answer complaint [1-1]; Answer extended to 9/21/01 for FEC . (N) (pob) (Entered: 09/13/2001)
2001-09-1427MOTION filed by federal defendant FEC to exceed the page limitations for its memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment/opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment ; EXHIBIT (MEMORANDUM/OPPOSITION) (cdw) Modified on 09/17/2001 (Entered: 09/17/2001)
2001-09-1428MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by federal defendant FEC to file under seal its memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment/opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and the declaration of Leigh G. Hildebrand ; declarations (1), EXHIBIT (MEMORANDUM/OPPOSITION,DECLARATION) (cdw) (Entered: 09/17/2001)
2001-09-1429CROSS MOTIONS by federal defendant FEC for summary judgment (cdw) (Entered: 09/17/2001)
2001-09-1430OBJECTIONS by federal defendant FEC to plaintiffs' introduction of evidence (cdw) (Entered: 09/18/2001)
2001-09-1431MOTION filed by federal defendant FEC to strike motion for summary judgment, the declarations, and affidavits in support thereof submitted by the plaintiffs [15-1] (cdw) (Entered: 09/18/2001)
2001-09-2033MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by plaintiff AMER FED/LABOR, plaintiff DNC SERVICES CORP. to modify the amended scheduling order (cdw) (Entered: 09/24/2001)
2001-09-2132SECOND AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler; plaintiff's opposition to defendant's motion for summary judgment and reply to defendant's opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment due by 10/2/01; plaintiff's respons eo the motion to strike due by 10/2/01; defendant's reply to the opposition to defendant's motion for summary judgment due by 10/18/01; reply to the moiton to strike due by 10/18/01; (N) (clv) (Entered: 09/24/2001)
2001-09-2136ANSWER TO COMPLAINT [1-1] by federal defendant FEC . (cdw) (Entered: 09/25/2001)
2001-09-2137RESPONSE by plaintiffs to defendant's motion to exceed the page limitations for its memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment/opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment [27-1] by FEC (cdw) (Entered: 09/25/2001)
2001-09-2141STATEMENT filed by federal defendant FEC, regarding: the resignation of Lois G. Lerner as Acting General Counsel of the FEC (cdw) (Entered: 10/03/2001)
2001-09-2434ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler : granting motion to exceed the page limitations for its memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment/opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment [27-1] by FEC (N) (jf) (Entered: 09/24/2001)
2001-09-2435ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler : granting motion to file under seal its memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment/opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and the declaration of Leigh G. Hildebrand [28-1] by FEC (N) (jf) (Entered: 09/24/2001)
2001-09-2438MEMORANDUM by federal defendant FEC in support of cross motion for summary judgment [29-1] by FEC; declarations (1), exhibits (8) (cdw) (Entered: 09/27/2001)
2001-09-2439MEMORANDUM by federal defendant FEC in opposition to motion for summary judgment [15-1] by DNC SERVICES CORP., AMER FED/LABOR; declarations (1), exhibits (8) (cdw) (Entered: 09/27/2001)
2001-09-2640ERRATA by federal defendant FEC of amended statement of genuine issues (cdw) (Entered: 10/03/2001)
2001-10-0242REPLY by plaintiffs AMER FED/LABOR, and DNC SERVICES CORP. in support of motion for summary judgment [15-1] by DNC SERVICES CORP., AMER FED/LABOR; attachment (1) (bm) (Entered: 10/04/2001)
2001-10-0243RESPONSE by plaintiffs AMER FED/LABOR, and DNC SERVICES CORP. in opposition to cross motion for summary judgment [29-1] by FEC. (bm) (Entered: 10/04/2001)
2001-10-0244RESPONSE (OPPOSITIONS) by plaintiffs AMER FED/LABOR, and DNC SERVICES CORP. to objections to plaintiffs' introduction of evidence and motion to strike [30-1] by FEC (bm) (Entered: 10/04/2001)
2001-10-0445NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiff AMER FED/LABOR, plaintiff DNC SERVICES CORP.; Table of Contents and Table of Authorities for plaintiff's reply memorandum in support of motion for summary judgment (aet) (Entered: 10/09/2001)
2001-10-1646THIRD AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler granting motion to modify the amended scheduling order [33-1] by DNC SERVICES CORP., AMER FED/LABOR motion hearing set for 9:30 11/5/01 (N) (pob) (Entered: 10/16/2001)
2001-10-1647MOTION filed by federal defendant FEC to modify the scheduling order (cdw) (Entered: 10/17/2001)
2001-10-2248THIRD AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler granting motion to modify the scheduling order [47-1] by FEC; motion set for 9:45 11/1/01 (N) (pob) (Entered: 10/22/2001)
2001-10-2649NOTICE OF FILING by federal defendant FEC of Corrections to Defendant Federal Election Commission's Memorandum in Support of its Summary Judgment Motion and In Opposition to Plaintiffs' Summary Judgment Motion. (ag) (Entered: 10/30/2001)
2001-10-2650MOTION filed by federal defendant FEC to file excess pages limitation ; EXHIBITS (DEFENDANT FEDEARL ELECTION COMMISSION'S REPLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT) (ag) (Entered: 10/30/2001)
2001-10-2651REPLY by federal defendant FEC in support of objection [30-1] by FEC . (ag) (Entered: 10/30/2001)
2001-10-2952ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff DNC SERVICES CORP. by Joseph Eric Sandler (cdw) (Entered: 10/31/2001)
2001-11-01MOTION HEARING before Judge Gladys Kessler: motion for summary judgment and cross-motion for summary judgment heard and taken under advisement. Reporter: Susan Tyner (pob) (Entered: 11/01/2001)
2001-12-1953MEMORANDUM OPINION by Judge Gladys Kessler (N) (dam) (Entered: 12/20/2001)
2001-12-1954ORDER by Judge Gladys Kessler: denying cross motion for summary judgment [29-1] by FEC, granting motion for summary judgment [15-1] by DNC SERVICES CORP., AMER FED/LABOR (N) (dam) (Entered: 12/20/2001)
2002-02-1555NOTICE OF APPEAL by federal defendant FEC from order [54-1] , entered on: 12/20/02; No Fee - Government; Copies mailed to Counsel of Record. (ks) (Entered: 02/20/2002)
2002-02-20TRANSMITTED PRELIMINARY RECORD on appeal [55-1] by FEC to U.S. Court of Appeals (ks) (Entered: 02/20/2002)
2003-02-0556TRANSCRIPT filed for November 1, 2001 of motion hearing Reporter: Susan Tyner (adc) (Entered: 02/07/2003)
2003-09-3057CERTIFIED COPY of judgment filed in USCA dated 6/20/03, on appeal [55-1], affirming the judgment of USDC. USCA # 02-5069 (cp) (Entered: 10/03/2003)
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