BEAM v. GONZALES

No. 07 C 1227.

548 F.Supp.2d 596 (2008)

Jack and Renee BEAM, Plaintiffs, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, United States Attorney General; and Robert Lenhard, Chairman of the Federal Election Commission; and Unknown Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in their individual and official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

March 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Robert Dezsi, Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Johnson, PC, Southfield, MI, for Plaintiffs.

Eric J. Beane, Tamara L. Ulrich, U.S. Department of Justice, Benjamin A. Streeter, III, Colleen T. Sealander, Federal Election Commission, Washington, DC, Linda A. Wawzenski, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Jack and Renee Beam (the "Beams") claim to have been targeted for investigation based on their political activities and, specifically, their support for John Edwards in the 2004 presidential election. The Beams allege that the United States Attorney General, the Chair of the Federal Election Commission (the "FEC" or "Commission"), and/or certain unknown Federal Bureau of...

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