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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5827

FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Friends of Conrad Burns-2006; Lee Enterprises, Inc/Montana Standard; Resodyn Corporation; Swain, James "Jim"

COMPLAINANTS: Mudd, John J.; Montanans for Tester

SUBJECT: Contributions-Corporations; Other

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to dismiss MURs 5817, 5827, 5829, 5836, 5847, 5852, 5858, and 5863, close the files effective two weeks from the date of the Commission vote, and approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated March 22, 2007.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Dismissed-Low Rated Friends of Conrad Burns-2006
Lee Enterprises, Inc/Montana Standard
Resodyn Corporation
Swain, James "Jim"

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 11/22/2006 Response from Friends of Conrad Burns-2006 and James Swain, Treasurer 151 KB
10/25/2006 Grant of Extension of Time to Friends of Conrad Burns-2006 37 KB
10/24/2006 Request for Extension of Time from Friends of Conrad Burns-2006 55 KB
10/23/2006 Designation of Counsel from Friends of Conrad Burns-2006 63 KB
10/20/2006 Response from Resodyn Corporation 815 KB
10/20/2006 Response from Lee Enterprises d/b/a The Montana Standard 155 KB
10/19/2006 Designation of Counsel from Resodyn Corporation 62 KB
10/16/2006 Notification to Montanans for Tester 49 KB
10/12/2006 Designation of Counsel from Lee Enterprises, Incorporated 62 KB
10/11/2006 Response from Lee Enterprises, Incorporated d/b/a The Montana Standard 76 KB
10/04/2006 Supplement to Complaint 228 KB
09/26/2006 Complaint 583 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 04/11/2007 Notification to The Montana Standard 55 KB
04/11/2007 Notification to Resodyn Corporation 53 KB
04/11/2007 Notification to Friends of Conrad Burns-2006 and James Swain, Treasurer 57 KB
04/11/2007 Notification to Montanans for Tester 61 KB
03/22/2007 General Counsel's Report 271 KB
Certifications 03/28/2007 DEBATE CASES (From the '06 CYCLE): Case Closure Under EPS 39 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Friends of Conrad Burns-2006
Previous respondent Lee Enterprises, Inc/Montana Standard
Resodyn Corporation
Swain, James "Jim"
Complainant Montanans for Tester
Mudd, John J.
Respondent's counsel Brown, Nathan, Esq.
Caccia, Ralph
Welsch, Thomas M.
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