MUR #7881
USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
Summary
RESPONDENTS:
USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy; Davis, Conyers; Folt, Carol L.; Goldman, Dana; Grose, Christian; Schwarzenegger, Arnold
SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive; Contributions-Corporations
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7881:
1. Find no reason to believe that Arnold Schwarzenegger violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a)(1)(A) by making an excessive individual contribution.
2. Find no reason to believe that the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) by making a prohibited corporate contribution.
3. Find no reason to believe that Conyers Davis, Carol Folt, Dana Goldman, and Christian Grose, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) by consenting to prohibited corporate contributions.
4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 20, 2021, subject to the edits as last circulated by Commissioner Weintraub’s Office on July 25, 2022, at 7:42 a.m.
5. Approve the appropriate letters.
6. Close the file.
Disposition
| Disposition |
Penalty |
Respondent |
Citation |
| No Reason to Believe |
|
Folt, Carol L. |
52
U.S.C.
§30118(a)
|
| Goldman, Dana |
52
U.S.C.
§30118(a)
|
| Schwarzenegger, Arnold |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)(1)(A)
|
| Davis, Conyers |
52
U.S.C.
§30118(a)
|
| USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy |
52
U.S.C.
§30118(a)
|
| Grose, Christian |
52
U.S.C.
§30118(a)
|
Documents
| Type |
Date |
Document |
| Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time |
04/20/2021 |
Response from University of Southern California and USC Schwarzenegger Institute 646 KB |
| 04/16/2021 |
Response from Dr. Carol Folt, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. Christian Grose, Conyers Davis, and Dr. Dana Goldman 1 MB |
| 03/26/2021 |
Designation of Counsel from Conyers Davis 1 MB |
| 03/16/2021 |
Designation of Counsel from Christian Grose 779 KB |
| 03/16/2021 |
Grant of Extension of Time to Carol Folt, Arnold Schwarzenegger Christian Grose, Conyers Davis, Dana Goldman, University of Southern California, and USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy 642 KB |
| 03/10/2021 |
Request for Extension of Time from Dr. Carol Folt, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. Christian Grose, Conyers Davis, and Dr. Dana Goldman 653 KB |
| 03/01/2021 |
Notification of Complaint to USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and Conyers Davis 662 KB |
| 03/01/2021 |
Notification of Complaint to Christian Grose 638 KB |
| 03/01/2021 |
Notification of Complaint to Dana Goldman 638 KB |
| 03/01/2021 |
Notification of Complaint to University of Southern California and Carol L. Folt 638 KB |
| 03/01/2021 |
Notification of Complaint to Arnold Schwarzenegger 638 KB |
| 02/22/2021 |
Complaint 14 MB |
| General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses |
08/03/2022 |
Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carol Folt, Christian Grose, Conyers Davis, and Dana Goldman 1 MB |
| 08/03/2022 |
Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy 863 KB |
| 08/03/2022 |
Notification to Jay Stone 890 KB |
| 09/20/2021 |
First General Counsel's Report 1023 KB |
| Certifications |
07/26/2022 |
USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy; Arnold Schwarzenegger; Carol Folt; Dana Goldman; Christian Grose; Conyers Davis 665 KB |
Participants
| Relationship |
Name |
| Primary respondent |
USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy |
| Previous respondent |
Davis, Conyers |
| Folt, Carol L. |
| Goldman, Dana |
| Grose, Christian |
| Schwarzenegger, Arnold |
| Complainant |
Stone, Jay |
| Respondent's counsel |
Reed & Davidson, LLP |
