Jones v. Clinton: Legal Documents
2/17/99 Order by Judge Susan Webber Wright regarding settlement funds and contempt ruling
Transcript of 2/16/99 phone conference between Judge Wright and lawyers in the case
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Paula Jones' Appeal Reply Brief (PDF)
Paula Jones' lawyers' arguments indicating why they believed that the evidence didn't support Judge Wright's April 1, 1998 summary dismissal of the case.
Order Regarding Release of Casefiles (PDF)
This Sept. 1, 1998 order specified how and why the Jones casefiles would be publicly released. More significantly, a footnote deep in the ruling hinted that Wright was considering holding President Clinton in contempt for his misleading testimony regarding Monica Lewinsky during his deposition in the case.
Order Lifting Gag Order
On June 30, 1998 federal judge Susan Webber Wright rescinded her order from October 30, 1998 that sealed the Paula Jones sexual harassment case against President Clinton. The gag was placed to ensure that both sides got a fair trial, and after her summary judgment on April 1, 1998 that threw out the case, she argued that the gag had effectively served its purpose.
Letter from Cammarata & Davis to Jones
Withdrawal Letter from Cammarata & Davis to Jones
Proposed Jones Settlement
In an August 19, 1997 letter, attorneys Gilbert Davis and Joseph Cammarata, who at that time represented Paula Jones in her sexual harassment case against President Bill Clinton, clearly told Jones that she should accept a proposed settlement in the case. Ten days later, they tell her they must withdraw from the case.
Jones Files Notice of Appeal
The following is Paula Jones' notice of appeal filed April 28, 1998.
Summary Judgement Opinion
On April 1, 1998 U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright threw out the Paula Jones case, arguing that Jones had not proven that she had sufficient evidence to go to trial. The ruling and Wright's opinion of the Jones case brought to a close a four-year legal megalith that threatened to severely damage a Presidency if it went to trial.
Monica Lewinsky Affidavit
Monica Lewinsky submitted the following affidavit (released to the public on March 13, 1998) to Paula Jones' attorneys on January 16, 1998. Lewinsky, who is refer to as "Jane Doe" in this document, denies having sexual relations with President Clinton. She states, "he did not offer me employment or other benefits in exchange for a sexual relationship, he did not deny me employment or other benefits for rejecting a sexual relationship."
Julie Steele's Affidavit
Willey friend Julie Steele says in this February 13, 1998 affidavit that Willey asked her to tell Newsweek reporter Michael Isikoff that she came to Steele's home immediately after the incident, though Steele claims Willey never made any such visit.
Paula Jones Declaration
This March 1998 statement by Jones mostly realleges her story about a 1991 sexual advance by then-Governor Clinton but adds language saying that she "became fearful and worried about losing my job" after the incident.
Paula Jones' Deposition
Significant portions of Jones' deposition, taken on November 12 and 13, 1997, were released as part of Clinton lawyers' request for summary judgement filed in February 1998. Her testimony sheds light on many of her charges against Clinton as she describes in detail her version of the alleged incident between her and the President on May 8, 1991.
Motion for Summary Judgment
On February 17, 1998 lawyers for President Clinton asked a federal court in Arkansas to throw out Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against him. The complete filing was almost 450 pages and included long sections of the depositions of Jones and her husband. This primary section outlines the Clinton team's main argument.
Motion to Lift Gag Order
Eleven news organizations -- including the New York Times, CNN, the major broadcast networks and Time Magazine -- and a journalists' rights group argue in this February 4, 1998 motion that Judge Susan Webber Wright should lift the October 1997 restriction placed on all discovery and filings in the Jones case. Also, read the original gag order.
Order Regarding Secret Service
On January 30, 1998 Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled that the Secret Service did not have to give testimony in the case because it could imperil their work protecting the President and because it was not essential to Paula Jones' case.
Motion to Expedite
In this February 2, 1998 brief before U.S. District Court Susan Webber Wright, lawyers for President Clinton argue that leaks in the case and repeated television appearances by members of Paula Jones' legal team require that the trial date be moved up in order to avoid getting bogged down in continued pre-trial wrangling between the two sides. Eight days later, Judge Wright denied the request and ordered the trial to begin as scheduled in May 1998.
Ruling on Lewinsky Evidence
On January 29, 1998 U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled that while evidence in Jones about former White House intern Monice Lewinsky might be "relevant" to the case, it was not "essential" and could not be used at trial. Her ruling effectively separated Jones from independent counsel Kenneth Starr's investigation and made it possible to accede to Starr's request to get Paula Jones' lawyers to stop running a parallel investigation without actually granting Starr's request to the court.
Amended Complaint by Jones
After her original lawyers pulled out of the case, Jones hired a new team of lawyers from Rader, Campbell, Fisher & Pyke of Dallas, Texas. Her new team filed a revised version of her suit, withdrawing defamation charges against Danny Ferguson and reducing her request for damages to $525,000.
Paula Jones' Attorneys Withdraw from Case
A federal judge granted permission to Paula Jones' lawyers to withdraw as attorneys for her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Clinton. Attorneys Joseph Cammarata and Gilbert Davis cited "fundamental differences of opinion ... as to the future course of this litigation" as the reason behind their request. The following is the motion and the judge's order granted on September 9, 1997.
Paula Jones's Questions
Attorneys for Paula Jones submitted the following set of questions to President Clinton in preparation
for the impending civil trial stemming from the president's alleged sexual advance towards Jones
while he was governor of Arkansas.
Paula Jones's Case Against Clinton
Paula Jones's claims against President Clinton are far stronger than the media has let on -- and far stronger than Anita Hill's against Clarence Thomas. Stuart Taylor Jr. of The American Lawyer reports.
Supreme Court Ruling in Clinton v. Jones
The May 27, 1997 ruling that gave Paula Jones and her lawyers permission to go ahead with their case. They decided that the case would not disrupt his ability to discharge his presidential duties or tamper with constitutional separation of powers, and that delaying the case would potentially prejudice the witnesses and corrupt the evidence in the case.
Brief from Solicitor General
Drew Days III, Solicitor General of the United States, filed this May 30, 1996 amicus brief with the Supreme Court. Days argues that the Court should grant the President's petition. Days points to the undermining of the President's ability to fulfill the functions of his office and the unique position of the Presidency as reflected in the 25th Amendment.
Clinton Brief
Republicans have been portraying President Clinton as a Vietnam War draft dodger who is now trying to use his position as commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States to delay a sexual harassment suit against him until he leaves office. In this May 28, 1996 legal brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, the president claims that he is not seeking protection under the 1940 Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, which protects active-duty military personnel from having to defend themselves in civil suits.
Clinton Appeals Jones Case to Supreme Court
Lawyers for President Clinton want the Supreme Court to delay the sexual harassment case against him by former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones until after he leaves office. In this May 15, 1996 petition for a writ of certiorari, the president's lawyers argue that litigation of a private civil damages lawsuit must be deferred until the president leaves office "in all but the most exceptional cases." They argue that stays of litigation are common for military personnel under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940. As Commander-in-Chief, Clinton qualifies for the Act's protection, they claim.
Opinion in Paula Jones' Civil Suit
Paula Jones' sexual harassment suit against Bill Clinton will not go to trial
until he is out of office. Both sides, however, can proceed with
pre-trial fact finding, according to the decision issued by a federal judge
in Arkansas.
Paula Jones' Complaint
The following is Paula Jones' federal court complaint against President Bill Clinton, filed on May 6, 1994.
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