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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

Segerblom v. FEC

Summary

Background

Pursuant to 2 U.S.C. §437g(a)(8)(A), Mr. Richard Segerblom asked the court to declare that the FEC acted contrary to law by failing to act on his administrative complaint within 120 days after he filed it. [1] The complaint concerned potential violations of the election law by James Santini and the Santini for Senate Committee (the Committee), Mr. Santini's principal campaign committee for his 1982 Senate bid.

In the complaint, Mr. Segerblom claimed that the respondents had used contributions for Mr. Santini's general election campaign to pay expenses of his primary campaign. Mr. Segerblom further alleged that the Committee had fraudulently reported: (1) refunds of these general election contributions and (2) a zero balance for both the primary and general election accounts of the Committee.

Mr. Segerblom therefore asked the court to order the FEC to:

  • Complete an investigation of these alleged violations within 30 days; and
  • Issue certain discovery requests attached to the complaint.

District court dismissal

On December 15, 1986, an order of dismissal was filed by Mr. Segerblom and on the next day the case was dismissed.

FOOTNOTE:

[1] Mr. Segerblom filed his original complaint with the FEC on March 28, 1986. On April 11, 1986, he filed a supplement to the complaint.

Source:   FEC Record — December 1986

This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.