McCHESNEY v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

No. 17-1179.

900 F.3d 578 (2018)

Robert C. McCHESNEY, in his official capacity as Treasurer of Bart McLeay for U.S. Senate, Inc.; Bart McLeay for U.S. Senate, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, Caroline C. Hunter, in her official capacity as Chair of the Federal Election Commission, Defendant-Appellee, United States of America, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 15, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick B. Griffin , Bartholomew L. McLeay , The Omaha Building, Omaha, NE, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert W. Bonham, III , Senior Attorney, Erin R. Chlopak , Assistant General Counsel, Kevin Deeley , Associate General Counsel, FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Washington, DC, for Federal Election Commission, Caroline C. Hunter.

Robert Homan , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, District of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, for Defendant.

BEAM, Circuit Judge, concurs in the result.


In 2015, the Federal Election Commission imposed a civil penalty of $12,122 on Robert McChesney as treasurer for Bart McLeay's campaign for United States Senate in Nebraska. The Commission found that McChesney failed to file certain notices of campaign contributions that must be reported within 48 hours. McChesney does not...

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