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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6111

WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA & COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN CLUB

Summary

RESPONDENTS: WOSU Public Media; Columbus Metropolitan Club, Inc.

COMPLAINANT: Buckel, Bill

SUBJECT: Other

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6 - 0 to take the following actions in MUR 6111:1. Find no reason to believe that the Columbus Metropolitan Club violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.2. Find no reason to believe that WOSU Public Media violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated June 9, 2009.4. Approve the appropriate letters.5. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe WOSU Public Media
Columbus Metropolitan Club, Inc.

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 12/29/2008 Supplement to Complaint 128 KB
12/18/2008 Response from Columbus Metropolitan Club 479 KB
11/24/2008 Grant of Extension of Time to Columbus Metropolitan Club 29 KB
11/21/2008 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Columbus Metropolitan Club 94 KB
11/13/2008 Designation of Counsel from WOSU Public Media 43 KB
11/12/2008 Response from WOSU Public Media 1 MB
10/22/2008 Complaint 523 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 06/26/2009 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Columbus Metropolitan Club 333 KB
06/26/2009 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to WOSU Public Media 377 KB
06/26/2009 Notification to Bill Buckel 675 KB
06/09/2009 First General Counsel's Report 559 KB
Certifications 06/22/2009 WOSU Public Media; Columbus Metropolitan Club 30 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent WOSU Public Media
Previous respondent Columbus Metropolitan Club, Inc.
Complainant Buckel, Bill
Respondent's counsel Beerck, Daniel R.
Kappel, Brett G., Esq.
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