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    ! FOR!IMMEDIATE!RELEASE! ! March!21,!2012! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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    CONTACT:!Philip!Villaume! !!!!!!!! !!!!!!!(612)!207D7340!


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    !!!!!!!!!Gregory!Walsh! !!!!!!!(651)!228D9968!

    BRODKORB!BEGINS!LITIGATION!AGAINST!STATE!OF!MN!&!SENATE!
    DEFAMATION!CLAIM!AGAINST!SECRETARY!OF!SENATE!&!MN!SENATE!WILL!BE!ADDED!TO!LAWSUIT!
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    (Minneapolis,!MN)!!Today,!Mr.!Michael!Brodkorb!will!file!the!legally!required! paperwork!with!the!U.S.!Equal!Employment!Opportunity!Commission!(EEOC)!to! begin!litigation!in!federal!court!related!to!his!unlawful!termination!from!the! Minnesota!Senate.!Mr.!Brodkorbs!attorney!Philip!Villaume!also!announced!that!Mr.! Brodkorb!would!also!be!suing!the!Secretary!of!State!Cal!Ludeman,!the!Minnesota! Senate!and!the!State!of!Minnesota!for!Defamation!Per!Se,!which!is!a!form!of!slander! where!one!party!falsely!accuses!another!party!of!committing!a!crime.!


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    In!his!press!release!of!March!14,!2012!(See!Attached),!Mr.!Ludeman!stated!that!Mr.! Brodkorb!attempted!to!extort!the!Minnesota!Senate,!which!is!a!crime.!!
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    !Since!his!unlawful!termination!from!the!Minnesota!Senate,!we!have!been!patiently! attempting!to!work!with!legal!counsel!from!the!Minnesota!Senate!to!agree!on!terms! for!a!mediation!process!to!resolve!the!legal!issues!surrounding!Mr.!Brodkorbs! unlawful!termination!from!the!Senate,!said!Philip!Villaume.!!!


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    Even!after!Mr.!Brodkorb!was!defamed!by!Mr.!Ludeman,!we!sent!over!a!mediation! offer!with!the!exact!specifications!requested!by!the!Minnesota!Senate.!We!requested! to!hear!back!by!March!20,!2012!from!the!Minnesota!Senate,!but!we!failed!to!receive! any!recognition!of!our!offer!to!mediate,!said!Villaume.! ! We!are!willing!to!keep!working!with!Minnesota!the!Senate!to!have!an!open! dialogue,!but!the!action!today!is!the!next!step!toward!commencement!of!state!or! federal!litigation,!concluded!Villaume.!


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    ATTORNEY(FOR(MR.(BRODKORB(WILL(HAVE(MEDIA(AVAILABILITY(AFTER( FILING(PAPERWORK(WITH(THE(EECO(
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    WHO:!Gregory!Walsh,!attorney!representing!Mr.!Michael!Brodkorb! WHAT:!Media!availability!to!discuss!legal!developments!regarding!Mr.!Brodkorbs! employment!with!the!Minnesota!Senate!


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    WHEN:!TODAY,!Estimated!start!time!of!2:00!PM,!March!21,!2012! WHERE:(Sidewalk!outside!the!Towle!Building,!330!South!Second!Avenue,!Suite!720,! Minneapolis,!MN!55401! !

    CALLUDEMAN Secretary of the Senate 65 I-2%-2344

    State of Minnesota
    March 14.2012

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from Secretary Ludeman:

    The Minnesota Senate has refused Michael Brodkorb's request to mediate his complaints regarding termination from his position as former majority leader Senator Amy Koch's executive assistant and communications director.

    Despite repeated Senate requests to provide any factual basis for any dispute over his termination, Michael Brodkorb has failed and refused to do so. The attorney retained by the Senate has reviewed this matter thoroughly and concluded that his claims are without any merit whatsoever. Despite Mr. Brodkorb's efforts to disrupt the work of the Senate in the current legislative session, to distract members of the Senate, to extort a payment from the Senate, and to try his so-called claims in the media, the Senate will not allow that to succeed.

    The Senate handled Mr. Brodkorb's termination properly. All Senate employees are "at will" employees, including former employee Mr. Brodkorb, The Senate has the authority to terminate an employee at anytime. Mr. Brodkorb's duties were closely tied to Senator Koch's position as Senate majority leader. When leadership changes occur in the Senate, changes in supporting staff are routine.

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