PANGMAN & ASSOCIATES v. ZELLMER

Nos. 90-1609, 90-1630.

163 Wis.2d 1070 (1991)

473 N.W.2d 538

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM A. PANGMAN & ASSOCIATES, S.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert H. ZELLMER, for the City of Milwaukee Police Department, in his capacity as records custodian, Defendant-Respondent. LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM A. PANGMAN & ASSOCIATES, S.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Fred BASTING, for the City of Wauwatosa Police Department, in his capacity as acting Police Chief and records custodian; and John Swanson, for the City of Wauwatosa Police Department, in his capacity as records supervisor, Defendants-Respondents. LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM A. PANGMAN & ASSOCIATES, S.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard MASLOWSKI, City Administrator of the City of Glendale, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Law Offices of William A. Pangman & Associates, S.C., by Timothy J. O'Brien, of Waukesha.

For the defendant-respondents Fred Basting and John Swanson the cause was submitted on the briefs of Suzanne K. Schalig, assistant city attorney, of Wauwatosa.

For the defendant-respondent Richard Maslowski the cause was submitted on the briefs of John F. Fuchs, Glendale city attorney and Marcia A. Snow, assistant city attorney, of Milwaukee.

For the defendant-respondent Robert H. Zellmer the cause was submitted on the briefs of Grant F. Langley, city attorney, by Scott G. Thomas, assistant city attorney, of Milwaukee.

Before Moser, P.J., Sullivan and Cane, JJ.


MOSER, P.J.

On August 15, 1989, the William A. Pangman & Associates, S.C. (Pangman) law firm requested in writing that the custodian of records of the City of Milwaukee Police Department provide copies of the personnel files of nine police officers pursuant to secs. 19.31-19.37, Stats. Pangman stated that it would pay the costs involved. On September 27, 1989, assistant chief/acting chief LeRoy A. Jahnke (Jahnke), acting in the custodian's, Captain Robert Zellmer...

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