A complaint filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Courtfor theEastern DistrictofWisconsin accuses UW-Whitewater and the UW System of not taking appropriate actions to protect former student Stephanie Goettl Vander Pas and other women from inappropriate comments and unwanted touching by Alan "Pete" Hill, the husband of former UW-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper. The Whitewater controversy, Whitewater scandal, Whitewatergate, or simply Whitewater, was an American political controversy during the 1990s. In court records filed this week, Blackbourn argued that the judge erred in his ruling and asked for reconsideration. Filing a Lawsuit - getting_started_selfhelp - California Outside investigators hired by UW System concluded that Hill sexually harassed female employees and identified a pattern to his behavior. Her family sued the center, claiming the water wasn't properly cleaned. In October, Mecklenburg County commissioners required an annual operating permit from the county health department that can be suspended if the center doesnt meet water-quality or safety standards. [37], At Clinton's request, Attorney General Janet Reno appointed a special prosecutor, Robert B. Fiske, to investigate the legality of the Whitewater transactions in 1994. Through the lens of economic and racial justice, Western Center on Law & Poverty fights in courts, cities, counties, and in the Capitol to secure housing, health care, and a strong safety net for Californians with low incomes. Failure to reasonably investigate discovery responses destroys all semblance of candor and eviscerates any faith in Vander Pass counsel as an officer of the Court, Stadtmueller wrote. Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox. All rights reserved. Susan Thomases and Webster Hubbell were alleged to have lied to congress, and Harold M. Ickes was accused of misleading congress.[47]. Contact Kelly Meyerhofer at kmeyerhofer@gannett.com. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. [58], The length, expense, and results of the Whitewater investigations turned the public against the Office of the Independent Counsel; even Kenneth Starr was opposed to it. McDougal raised $35,000; $12,000 of that was in Madison Guaranty cashier's checks.[16][17]. Whitewater Draw Natural Resource Conservation District v. DHS - CIS.org [1], Within hours of the death of Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster in July 1993, chief White House counsel Bernard Nussbaum removed documents, some of them concerning the Whitewater Development Corporation, from Foster's office and gave them to Maggie Williams, Chief of Staff to the First Lady.