Judges dismiss court actions over Gableman’s attempt to compel depositions

Judges in Dane and Waukesha counties have formally dismissed court actions over former Justice Michael Gableman's attempts to compel witnesses to provide depositions at his private office in Brookfield rather than in public before an Assembly committee.
The order came days after the Office of Special Counsel notified the courts that the subpoenas at issue in the litigation had been withdrawn.
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