WIS. TERM LIMITS v. LEAGUE OF WISCONSIN

No. 94-C-1106.

880 F.Supp. 1256 (1994)

WISCONSIN TERM LIMITS, a nonstock, nonprofit Wisconsin Corporation, Michael P. Riley, Stephen Deibert, John Mosey, Susan Fisher, Ron Raduechel, Milicent Bodanske, Teresa Gueller, Paul Moroder, Robert Menner, Renata Luttropp, Robert Barisas, Dorothy Bitters, Nancy Salentine, Joseph King, Frederick Ahrens, Mark P. Volheim, Kathy Purdy, Walter G.E. Heiden, and Kevin Scheunemann, Plaintiffs, v. LEAGUE OF WISCONSIN MUNICIPALITIES, The Common Council, City of Milwaukee, a municipal legislative body, Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Milwaukee, a municipal statutory agency, Ronald D. Leonhardt, City Clerk of the City of Milwaukee, Board of Trustees, Village of Big Bend, a municipal legislative body, Barbara Woppert, Village Clerk/Treasurer, Village of Big Bend, Board of Trustees, Village of Butler, a municipal legislative body, Larry S. Plaster, Village Clerk, Village of Butler, The Common Council, City of Cedarburg, a municipal legislative body, Jacquelyn S. Dekker, City Clerk, City of Cedarburg, Board of Trustees, Village of Grafton, a municipal legislative body, Teri J. Dylak, Village Clerk, Village of Grafton, The Common Council, City of Green Bay, a municipal legislative body, Paul G. Janquart, City Clerk, City of Green Bay, The Common Council, City of Hartford, a municipal legislative body, John C. Spielmann, City Clerk, City of Hartford, Board of Trustees, Village of Lannon, a municipal legislative body, Pamela S. Gall, Village Clerk/Treasurer, Village of Lannon, Board of Trustees, Village of Menomonee Falls, a municipal legislative body, Patricia A. Struve, Village Clerk/Treasurer, Village of Menomonee Falls, The Common Council, City of Muskego, a municipal legislative body, Jean K. Marenda, City Clerk, City of Muskego, The Common Council, City of Port Washington, a municipal legislative body, Mark E. Grams, City Clerk Administrator, City of Port Washington, Board of Trustees, Village of Rockdale, a municipal legislative body, Marilyn Gunderson, Village Clerk, Village of Rockdale, Board of Trustees, Village of Saukville, a municipal legislative body, Christopher B. Lear, Village Clerk/Administrator, Village of Saukville, Board of Trustees, Village of Slinger, a municipal legislative body, Dean A. Otte, Village Clerk, Village of Slinger, Board of Trustees, Village of Thiensville, a municipal legislative body, John R. Gibbons, Village Clerk, Village of Thiensville, The Common Council, City of Waukesha, a municipal legislative body, Thomas E. Neill, City Clerk/Treasurer, City of Waukesha, The Common Council, City of Wauwatosa, a municipal legislative body, Janice M. Simonsen, City Clerk, City of Wauwatosa, The Common Council, City of West Bend, a municipal legislative body and, Barbara A. Barringer, City Clerk, City of West Bend, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

November 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Pangman, for plaintiffs.

Curtis A. Witynski, for League of Wis. Municipalities.

Grant F. Langley, Thomas E. Hayes, Philip C. Reid and Kaye K. Vance, for The Common Council, City of Milwaukee.

Grant F. Langley and Thomas E. Hayes, for Bd. of Election Com'rs of City of Milwaukee and Ronald D. Leonhardt.

T. Michael Schober, for Barbara Woppert and Village of Big Bend Bd. of Trustees.

Hector de la Mora, for Village of Butler Bd. of Trustees and Larry S. Plaster.

Philip C. Reid and Kaye K. Vance, for Cedarburg, City of Common Council and Jacquelyn S. Dekker.

Paul V. Malloy, for Village of Grafton Bd. of Trustees and Teri J. Dylak.

Timothy J. Kelley, for Green Bay, City of Common Council and Paul G. Janquart.

Karen M. Christianson, for Hartford, City of Common Council and John C. Spielmann; Mark G. Blum and William F. Reilly, for Village of Lannon Bd. of Trustees and Pamela S. Gall.

Michael J. Morse, Stephen W. Hayes and Timothy W. Feeley, for Village of Menomonee Falls Bd. of Trustees and Patricia A. Struve.

H. Stanley Riffle, for Muskego, City of Common Council and Jean K. Marenda.

Christopher L. O'Byrne, for Port Washington, City of Common Council and Mark E. Grams.

Mark R. Sewell, for Village of Rockdale Bd. of Trustees and Marilyn Gunderson.

Gerald H. Antoine, for Village of Saukville Bd. of Trustees and Christopher B. Lear.

Phillip Eckert, for Village of Slinger Bd. of Trustees and Dean A. Otte.

Michael P. Herbrand, for Village of Thiensville Bd. of Trustees and John R. Gibbons.

Curt Meitz, for Waukesha, City of Common Council and Thomas E. Neill.

Harold D. Gehrke, for Wauwatosa, City of Common Council and Janice M. Simonsen.

T.N. Frederick and Richard C. Yde, for West Bend, City of Common Council and Barbara A. Barringer.


ORDER

CURRAN, District Judge.

On October 18, 1994, United States Magistrate Judge Aaron E. Goodstein recommended that the motion of the Plaintiffs for a preliminary injunction be denied on the grounds that the Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a sufficient likelihood of success on the merits. The Plaintiffs filed an objection to the Magistrate Judge's recommendation and the Defendants Common Council, City of Milwaukee, Ronald D. Leonhardt and the Board...

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