Details of the Judge’s Decision in Scott Milliman Case – His 2014 Deposition

More of Federal Judge Frederick Kapala’s decision that Scott Milliman was not wrongfully discharged by Sheriff Keith Nygren: Milliman’s 2014 Deposition in this Case In his deposition in this case, taken in September 2014, Milliman said that he was not maintaining … Continue reading

Details of the Judge’s Decision in Scott Milliman Case – After His Deposition

From Judge Frederick Kapala’s court decision dismissing former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman’s suit for wrongful dismissal: Events Following Milliman’s 2010 Deposition After Milliman gave his 2010 deposition, Nygren and his subordinate, defendant Undersheriff Andrew Zinke, received copies of … Continue reading

Details of the Judge’s Decision in Scott Milliman Case – The Zane Seipler Deposition

This is part of Judge Frederick Kapala’s decision against former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman’s in his suit for wrongful termination. Milliman’s Deposition in the Seipler Case Seven years later, on November 23, 2010, Milliman testified at a deposition … Continue reading

County Defense Costs on Milliman Wrongful Termination Case Mounting

Former Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman filed a wrongful termination suit against the Keith Nygren Sheriff’s regime. The lawyer’s fees started for McHenry County in August, 2011. They have been getting higher every month. Most of the legal fees have gone … Continue reading

What’s Happening with Scott Milliman’s Wrongful Termination Suit against Keith Nygren?

Here’s an update on what’s going on with former McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Milliman’s wrongful termination suit against Sheriff Keith Nygren, Undersheriff Andy Zinke, Commander John Miller, Lt. Ken Nielsen, Sgt. Steven Schmitt and McHenry County. It was filed … Continue reading

Zane Seipler Comments on Suit Settlement

The following was received from former Deputy Sheriff and 2010 GOP Primary candidate against Keith Nygren: Since very few “news” entities have asked for my side of the settlement story I have drafted this statement that the McHenry County Blog … Continue reading

Zane Seipler Gets Permission to Dismiss His Wrongful Termination Suit against Sheriff Keith Nygren, et al

At the League of Women Voters’ Candidates’ Forum, County Board candidate Zane Seipler held up loose leaf notebooks the contents of which apparently will not be shared with the public. If you have been wondering, as I have, what’s up … Continue reading

A More Systematic Look at Write-In Campaigns

There were thirty people who waged write-in campaigns for Republican Precinct Committeeman. This is an attempt to put all of the results in one place. Here are the results of Mickey Barnas’ campaign. Joe Stecker’s success in Algonquin 19 has … Continue reading

Milliman Case Against Nygren, Zinke, et al, Goes Slowly

Former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman was in Federal Court yesterday, where his attorney, Thomas Crooks, did some fencing with Sheriff Keith Nygren’s representative from the James Sotos law firm, Amy P. Engerman. With Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney’s … Continue reading

Four Sheriff Deputies Identified as Material Witnesses in Scott Milliman Case Hire Robert Hanlon as Independent Counsel

Both Zane Seipler’s blog and Gus Philpott’s Woodstock Advocate have articles that deserve to be read with regard to the taking of depositions in fired McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Milliman’s wrongful termination suit in Federal Court. Let me point … Continue reading

Delay Allowed in Milliman Suit Depositions Due to Difficulty of Producing Documents by the McHenry CountySheriff’s Department

Fired Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman was in Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom Wednesday in his wrongful termination suit. Milliman was fired for not telling the truth in a deposition for former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler’s case of wrongful termination. … Continue reading

“Too Stressful for the Fish”

When I was told that the depositions in former Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman’s had not yet begun and Federal Magistrate Michael Mahoney expected them to be completed by March 21st, the word that came to mind was “stress.” Having been … Continue reading

Sheriff Nygren Loses Effort to Make Public Psychological Evaluation That Office Marked Confidential

In the wrongful termination suit filed by fired McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman, Sheriff Keith Nygren and Undersheriff Andy Zinke have for some reason been trying to make a doctor’s evaluation of Milliman’s suitability to be on duty public. … Continue reading

Another Leak from the Sheriff’s Department to the NWH

The First Electric Newspaper is suing Keith Nygren in his official capacity as McHenry County Sheriff over Nygren’s refusal to release an investigatory report exonerating Andy Zinke, Nygren’s choice for Sheriff in next March’s Republican Primary election, in actions Zinke took … Continue reading

Former Deputy Scott Milliman’s Case against McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren

Crystal Lake’s Scott Milliman wasn’t happy at all that McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren fired him for testifying under oath in former (new re-hired) Deputy Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination suit. Milliman, contends in a May 29th filing: Excessive force [is] … Continue reading

Should Sheriff Keith Nygren Have Known that Retaliatory Action Based on Deputy Scott Milliman’s Deposition Testimony Was Unconstitutional?

That headline pretty much summarizes the final question Federal Judge Frederick Kapala had to decide in whether or not to dismiss former McHenry County Sheriff Deputy Scott Milliman’s wrongful termination suit. The Judge points out it had to determine “whether … Continue reading

Violation of First Amendment Allowed in Scott Milliman’s Wrongful Termination Case

While half of Scott Milliman’s court case counts were dismissed by Federal Judge Frederick Kapala, three remain. Two are based on unconstitutional violations of former McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Milliman’s rights of free speech under the First Amendment. To … Continue reading