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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6075

FRIENDS OF BILL ZEDLER

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Friends of Bill Zedler (ST CMTE); Barton, Joe; Granger, Kay; Zedler, Bill

COMPLAINANT: Fischer, Betty Tumlinson

SUBJECT: Non-federal; Soft Money

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6075: 1. Find no reason to believe that Congressman Joe Barton violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(e)(1)(B). 2. Find no reason to believe that Congresswoman Kay Granger violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(e)(1)(B). 3. Find no reason to believe that Bill Zedler violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(e)(1)(B). 4. Find no reason to believe that Friends of Bill Zedler violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(e)(1)(B). 5. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel?s Report dated October 22, 2009, subject to the revisions previously circulated. 6. Approve the appropriate letters. 7. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe Zedler, Bill 2 U.S.C. §441i(e)(1)(B)
Friends of Bill Zedler (ST CMTE) 2 U.S.C. §441i(e)(1)(B)
Granger, Kay 2 U.S.C. §441i(e)(1)(B)
Barton, Joe 2 U.S.C. §441i(e)(1)(B)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 11/13/2008 Response from Congresswoman Kay Granger and Congressman Joe Barton 505 KB
11/12/2008 Response from Representative Bill Zedler 266 KB
10/09/2008 Grant of Extension of Time to Congresswoman Kay Granger and Congressman Joe Barton 29 KB
10/09/2008 Grant of Extension of Time to Representative Bill Zedler 28 KB
10/08/2008 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Congresswoman Kay Granger and Congressman Joe Barton 127 KB
10/08/2008 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Bill Zedler 95 KB
09/16/2008 Complaint 375 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 11/23/2009 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Congresswoman Kay Granger and Congressman Joe Barton 209 KB
11/23/2009 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Bill Zedler and Friends of Bill Zedler 206 KB
11/23/2009 Notification to Betty T. Fischer 380 KB
10/22/2009 First General Counsel's Report 403 KB
Certifications 11/17/2009 Friends of Bill Zedler; Bill Zedler; Congressman Joe Barton; Congresswoman Kay Granger 33 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Friends of Bill Zedler (ST CMTE)
Previous respondent Barton, Joe
Granger, Kay
Zedler, Bill
Complainant Fischer, Betty Tumlinson
Respondent's counsel Baran, Jan Witold, Esq.
Trainor, James E.
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