Evers attorney finds complaint insufficient to start process of removing Milwaukee County DA

A private attorney Tony Evers retained found the complaint filed seeking to have him remove Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm suffers from several flaws, “both formal and substantive,” that fail to meet the burden required for the guv to begin the process.

A half-dozen Milwaukee County residents last month filed a complaint against Chisholm over the bail his office set for a man who was later accused of driving his SUV through the Waukesha Christmas parade, killing six and injuring dozens more.

Attorney Matthew Fleming wrote the filing suffered from procedural issues and also failed to properly state charges that Chisholm had neglected his duty.

“While the Petition certainly describes events that can only be described as tragic, the Petition fails to set forth facts that establish those tragic events were the result of Mr. Chisholm having neglected any duty of his office,” Fleming wrote. “In fact, the Petition fails to describe any actions Mr. Chisholm failed to undertake which his duties as district attorney compelled.”

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