Quinn demands Rauner unseal deposition
Friday, Oct 17, 2014 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Sun-Times…
Gov. Pat Quinn jumped to his mother’s defense Friday and urged GOP rival Bruce Rauner to heed her advice to tone down his attacks on the gubernatorial campaign trail.
But while preaching civility, Quinn also used the comments from his mother, Eileen Quinn, in a Chicago Sun-Times interview Thursday to launch a lengthy new attack on Rauner and his alleged interactions with a former female executive in his one-time business empire who alleged in a now-settled lawsuit that Rauner threatened her. Rauner has forcefully denied the businesswoman’s claims. […]
“I think she gave him some good advice. It is never, ever right to use threatening language toward any woman anywhere in this state or this country,” Quinn said. […]
Quinn on Friday renewed his demand that Rauner release his full deposition. The governor also reacted to Rauner’s contention in his Thursday interview with the Sun-Times that GTCR and an associated law firm settled with Kirk and others for $511,000 to end the case because “we’re nice folks.”
“I don’t think it’s ever nice to use threatening language towards people who are working for your company and threatening their future, and their livelihood and their family, and paying $500,000 to make the lawsuit go away. I think the nice thing to do is unseal the deposition of Mr. Rauner in that very case and let’s see what’s in there,” Quinn said.
* Listen…
- MrJM (@MisterJayEm) - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:00 pm:
Bruce took the bait and Pat sank the hook.
Nice.
– MrJM
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:03 pm:
I tried to warn Rauner’s Crew…
They doubled-down. If they get the board member, for themselves or for a media outlet to say he stands by his deposition, it’s like “Jack!” Ryan again…
…Rauner ignores the calls to unseal, and he may have legal cover, it doesn’t matter. The political damage is piling up, up, up…it’s a nightmare.
“It’s false”
Nice job. Way to end the discussion. Thus will fester, as the Ad plays and plays.
- Wordslinger - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:07 pm:
Rauner needs to do it now for his own sake.
Get it behind you, if you can. Times-a-wasting.
- Amalia - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:08 pm:
unseal the deposition and release the full tax forms. NOW.
- Arsenal - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:10 pm:
I doubt he can just unseal it…and even if he can, isn’t his story that he wasn’t even asked about the threats in his deposition?
Neither of which really *helps* Rauner, mind you…
- Team Sleep - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:16 pm:
Skeptic asked the best question on the previous post about this same topic: what is the agreement? Did both sides agree to keep the agreement sealed? If so, no amount of chest-pounding by Governor Quinn could make a difference.
- Lord Stanley's Cup - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:18 pm:
My sense is Team Quinn knows what’s in the deposition and one way or the other it’s going to drop at some point.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:19 pm:
- Team Sleep -,
It’s about the politics and optics…
I personally can care less, for me, the board member, stands by his deposition.
That’s it. It’s the politics.
- Gooner - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:20 pm:
Team Sleep,
Come on. Who do you think sealed it?
Do plaintiffs who file suit in their own name ever request confidentiality or that the record be sealed?
Use some common sense.
- 47th Ward - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:21 pm:
Say, isn’t it almost time for the weekly Rauner donation to Rauner? The over/under is $1.5 million, including the split with the State GOP.
Given the week he’s having, I’ll take the over.
- Big Muddy - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:22 pm:
Soooo. Maybe they are sealed by the Court? Maybe all parties agreed to them being sealed and BVC CAN’T Unseal them on his own?
Isn’t Quinn a lawyer fregodsakes?
This is just another lame attempt by Quinny to keep eyes off his record while in office. Nice move, but no teeth to it.
- Team Sleep - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:22 pm:
Gooner -
If you are right, I will eat crow.
But how do you know? What if both parties agreed to seal the agreement?
- Amalia - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:23 pm:
Gooner and Arsenal on one thread!
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:26 pm:
“I personally can care less, for me, if it stays sealed or unsealed. What matters to me is the board member, and standing by his deposition.”
Apologies.
- Arsenal - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:27 pm:
I think, in this case, it is highly possible that the plaintiff asked/agreed to keep the records sealed. The case seems to have turned on her business record, after all.
But again, that hardly helps Rauner. Make no mistake, Quinn “demanding” that Rauner unseal something he can’t unseal is hardly a bad move.
- Gooner - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:28 pm:
Amalia,
Did I mention my hatred for Hull City?
Team Sleep,
I know because I’ve been in the business for 25 years.
During those years, I have never seen a plaintiff who filed suit in their own name seal anything (with the exception of redacting things like SS numbers).
I literally cannot imagine any reason that the plaintiff want to block release of Rauner’s deposition.
Defendants demand confidentiality as a part of a settlements.
Plaintiffs agree to get paid.
The idea that both have some control is ridiculous. Plaintiffs would waive it in a second, usually so that the attorney can use the case to get more business.
That’s simply reality.
- A guy... - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:31 pm:
You guys are nuts! You think things occur because Pat’s mom says so? This is silly season.
Maybe the nice thing to do would be to release all those NRI emails of Pat’s, the ones that were protected (sealed?) Let’s let Mrs. Quinn decide.
Nobody cares about this as much as a handful of you do. Don’t forget, Rauner’s biggest line of the night at the last debate dealt with this. Pat can bring it up again at the next one too.
Looks like he needs a fresh one.
Step back gang. Interviewing mom. Demanding (!) sealed settlements to be open…this whole week they’re doing the Curley Shuffle over there. They are running amok. They better use the weekend to settle down. Things are getting away from them.
- Wensicia - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:39 pm:
Rauner usually waits until the Fax closes down for the weekend before his Friday donation is published.
- Wordslinger - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:39 pm:
47, you read my mind.
Over.
- THEGUN - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:39 pm:
oh he keeps hammering it over and over again because, hey, people seem to be paying attention to it and frankly, his underlings haven’t uncovered any fresh stories to spew.
So the “energizer bunny keeps clanging the cymbals” with “same old same old” until there’s a “new” fresh worm on the hook, to cast out to the fish…..
- anonymoose - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:42 pm:
Gooner…
(1) sometimes a plaintiff will get creative to avoid tax liabilities and does not want disclosure.
(2) sometimes a plaintiff will try to keep others (relatives, neighbors) from finding out about the settlement windfall as it is simply no one else’s business - not everyone brags or is looking for publicity. Some people look forward to their picture when collecting a big lotto payout….but not everyone. Privacy please.
That being said, mostly requested by the defendant, sure. But the occasional exceptions do exist.
- Louis G Atsaves - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:43 pm:
Gooner, please! Plaintiff also may have some embarrassing stuff she wanted sealed from public view. It happens. Both you and I are speculating, so let’s just leave it at that.
Lawyer Quinn, who knows that Rauner simply can’t disclose all by himself, demands disclosure. And this demand was made after his mother was interviewed? Will mom order her son to release all e-mails that pertain to IDOT or NRI?
November 4th can’t come fast enough. Then we can all get back to trying to solve the state’s problems which have pretty much been ignored during this campaign.
- Ron Burgundy - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:46 pm:
Keep in mind Gov. Quinn was a property tax appeals lawyer and may not necessarily know the ins and outs of litigation. Not that it matters as this is all about optics. Of course, if he wants it so bad he could always send some surrogates in himself or rile up the media to try to unseal it, but good luck with that politically and legally.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:51 pm:
===Maybe the nice thing to do would be to release all those NRI emails of Pat’s, the ones that were protected (sealed?) Let’s let Mrs. Quinn decide.===
1) Change the subject.
===Nobody cares about this as much as a handful of you do.===
lol, that’s what “Jack!” Ryan said… Classic!
2) Call it “baloney”
===They are running amok. They better use the weekend to settle down. Things are getting away from them.===
3) Say other campaign is floundering.
- A Guy… - is running the deflection playbook to a T.
- A guy... - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:54 pm:
Wilbur, I’ve gotta get you a mystery date with Jeri Ryan. Let me look into it. She sure does occupy your waking thoughts. She just keeps coming up. Jack, this time, but I know what you’re really thinking.
- Arsenal - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:56 pm:
“Don’t forget, Rauner’s biggest line of the night at the last debate dealt with this.”
And did such a great job dealing with it, the press is still hounding Rauner a week later!
“Things are getting away from them.”
They field-tested this attack, and have stuck with it for almost two weeks now. Rauner is now explaining why he settled and why he can’t release the full records (if he can’t/won’t). That is pretty much exactly what the Quinnsters want.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 4:58 pm:
===Wilbur===
Which end of the horse? lol
This ain’t going away.
It’s the politics, not the legal.