Wagner v. Jones, et al

Summary

Teresa Wagner alleges that the former and current Deans of the College of Law at the University of Iowa discriminated against her because of her political views. She maintains that continually refuse her the position as Instructor of Legal Writing, despite her extensive experience writing, teaching, and practicing, because of her conservative political views. Defendants maintain that Teresa Wagner wasn't hired because she stated that she didn't believe teaching legal analysis was part of the job.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Wagner, Teresa
Defense: Jones, Carolyn

Judge: Robert Pratt
Jurisdiction: USDC, Southern District of Iowa
Court: Davenport Courthouse

Case Number: 09-CV-00010
Industry: Education, Legal, Employment
Practice Area: Employment Law, First Amendment, Civil Rights

Plaintiff

Wagner, Teresa

Represented By:
Fieweger , Stephen (Katz, Huntoon & Fieweger, P.C.)

Defense

Jones, Carolyn

Represented By:
Carroll, George (Office of the Iowa Attorney General)
Esbrook, Jordan (Office of the Iowa Attorney General)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:03	Opening Statement	Fieweger , Stephen
00:41:19	Opening Statement	Carroll, George
00:55:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
		00:38:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
00:27:29	Witness Cross Examination	Carroll, George	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
00:58:46	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Carroll, George	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
00:28:29	General Case Activities
00:29:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
00:36:58	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Osiel, Mark	In Person
00:53:03	Witness Cross Examination	Carroll, George	Osiel, Mark	In Person
00:57:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Osiel, Mark	In Person
00:58:56	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Andersen, Eric	In Person
		00:56:47	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Andersen, Eric	In Person
		00:13:27	End of Session

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Carlson, Jonathan	In Person
		00:38:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Carlson, Jonathan	In Person
00:14:54	Witness Cross Examination	Carroll, George	Carlson, Jonathan	In Person
00:48:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Carlson, Jonathan	In Person
01:04:34	General Case Activities
01:07:19	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Bezanson, Randall	Transcript Reading
01:39:14	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Kurtz, Sheldon	Transcript Reading
01:39:14	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Kurtz, Sheldon	Transcript Reading
01:45:36	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Anderson, Dawn	Transcript Reading
00:15:31	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Potter, Theodore	Transcript Reading
00:19:45	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Jones, Nancy	Transcript Reading
00:31:55	General Case Activities
00:35:36	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Anderson, Dawn	In Person
00:12:16	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Anderson, Dawn	In Person
00:18:39	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Smith, Peggie	Video Recording
00:48:05	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Smith, Peggie	Video Recording
01:05:41	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Smith, Peggie	Transcript Reading
01:26:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Smith, Peggie	Transcript Reading
01:29:11	End of Session

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Bohannan, Christina	In Person
00:12:39	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Bohannan, Christina	In Person
00:39:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Bohannan, Christina	In Person
00:44:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Bohannan, Christina	In Person
00:54:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Bohannan, Christina	In Person
00:56:33	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Cox, Lois	In Person
01:02:11	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Cox, Lois	In Person
01:21:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Cox, Lois	In Person
01:23:08	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
01:52:56	General Case Activities
02:07:27	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Wagner v. Jones, et al

Summary

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
01:05:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
00:32:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:34	Witness Cross Examination	Carroll, George	Andersen, Eric	In Person
00:44:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Andersen, Eric	In Person
00:55:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Carroll, George	Andersen, Eric	In Person
00:58:27	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Andersen, Eric	In Person
01:01:12	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Andersen, Eric	In Person
01:02:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:51	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Jones, Carolyn	In Person
01:28:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:52	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Jones, Carolyn	In Person
00:16:53	Witness Cross Examination	Carroll, George	Jones, Carolyn	In Person
00:29:41	Break
00:44:35	Witness Direct Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
00:52:30	Witness Cross Examination	Carroll, George	Wagner, Teresa	In Person
00:55:38	Witness Direct Examination	Esbrook, Jordan	Onwuachi-Willig, Angela	In Person
01:08:40	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Onwuachi-Willig, Angela	In Person
01:19:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Esbrook, Jordan	Onwuachi-Willig, Angela	In Person
01:20:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Onwuachi-Willig, Angela	In Person
01:21:01	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Pettys, Todd	In Person
01:49:35	General Case Activities
02:00:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Pettys, Todd	In Person
00:06:26	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Pettys, Todd	In Person
00:44:09	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Hovenkamp, Herbert	In Person
01:17:32	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Hovenkamp, Herbert	In Person
01:39:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Hovenkamp, Herbert	In Person
01:40:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:24	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Bonfield, Arthur	In Person
00:09:30	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Bonfield, Arthur	In Person
00:44:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Bonfield, Arthur	In Person
00:46:45	Witness Direct Examination	Esbrook, Jordan	Wing, Adrien	In Person
00:58:44	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Wing, Adrien	In Person
01:19:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Esbrook, Jordan	Wing, Adrien	In Person
01:20:30	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Jones, Nancy	In Person
01:29:53	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Jones, Nancy	In Person
01:38:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Jones, Nancy	In Person
01:40:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	General Case Activities
00:02:36	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Burton, Steven	In Person
00:16:13	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Burton, Steven	In Person
00:31:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Burton, Steven	In Person
00:32:03	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Bonfield, Arthur	In Person
01:13:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:33	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Estin, Ann	In Person
00:10:28	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Estin, Ann	In Person
00:20:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Estin, Ann	In Person
00:21:17	Witness Direct Examination	Carroll, George	Sheerin, Caroline	In Person
00:35:40	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	Sheerin, Caroline	In Person
00:52:24	Witness Direct Examination	Esbrook, Jordan	McGuire, Linda	In Person
01:08:17	Witness Cross Examination	Fieweger , Stephen	McGuire, Linda	In Person
01:21:11	General Case Activities
01:23:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:39	General Case Activities
00:16:56	Closing Statement	Fieweger , Stephen
01:09:18	Closing Statement	Carroll, George
01:59:43	Closing Statement	Fieweger , Stephen
02:10:32	General Case Activities
02:15:10	End of Session