Case: 3:22-cv-00177-wmc Document #: 130 Filed: 07/28/23 Page 1 of 1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

Wolff, Ronald et al. ,

Plaintiffs,

v. Case No. 22-cv-177

Virgil, Tina et al. ,

Defendants.

DECLARATION OF ERIK OLSEN

I, Erik Olsen, declare under penalty of perjury, as follows.

1. That I am the attorney for the Plaintiffs in this case.

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the deposition of Jay Yerges, taken
June 30, 2023, in the above captioned matter.

3. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the Defendant Jay K. Yerges’
Response to Plaintiffs’ Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Request for Interrogatories in the
above captioned matter.

Dated: July 28th, 2023.

___/s/ Erik S. Olsen___

Erik S. Olsen

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included [4] - 20:17, jab [1] - 30:6 less [4] - 29:24, 34:11
7:5, 7:6, 7:11,
21:24, 31:20, January [1] - 38:22 29:25, 30:1, 30:2 Nichols' [1] - 19:21
7:12, 7:15, 7:19,
34:24 JAY [5] - 1:7, 1:11, limited [3] - 11:13, None [1] - 2:15
7:24, 8:15, 8:19,
incriminating [1] - 1:14, 3:1, 38:12 12:9, 18:3 North [10] - 8:3,
8:20, 8:21, 8:22,
35:13 Jessica [3] - 1:25, limits [2] - 32:9, 16:20, 17:7,
9:2, 9:5, 10:13,
indeed [1] - 27:24 38:4, 38:20 35:3 17:18, 18:8,
11:4, 12:25,
INDEX [1] - 2:12 job [3] - 15:16, list [1] - 24:15 18:17, 18:22,
20:14, 26:21,
indicated [1] - 11:21 16:22, 20:1 litter [2] - 24:13, 32:16, 34:3, 34:5
26:25, 27:3, 30:8,
indication [1] - 33:3 JR [1] - 1:3 35:14 Notary [1] - 38:5
31:8
individual [1] - 5:12 July [1] - 38:15 live [4] - 28:15, nothing [2] - 3:3,
meetings [2] - 9:2,
individuals [2] - June [3] - 1:15, 3:9, 28:19, 29:5, 29:15 38:13
27:15
32:13, 33:14 38:9 lives [1] - 21:14 number [4] - 4:23,
member [2] - 12:20,
information [4] - jurisdiction [2] - living [5] - 21:15, 5:1, 19:2, 29:2
29:18
13:21, 33:8, 37:6, 28:19, 29:19 28:4, 29:10, NUMBER [1] - 2:13
members [2] - 10:7,
37:19 JUSTICE [1] - 2:7 29:18, 33:4 27:6
input [2] - 34:1, LLC [2] - 2:2, 2:4 message [1] - 11:11 O
37:15 K local [1] - 28:1 might [3] - 3:25, o'clock [1] - 9:3
inside [3] - 14:25, Karp [1] - 32:19 located [1] - 24:11 32:20, 32:21 oath [3] - 12:15,
18:22, 32:4 Karri [1] - 24:9 location [3] - 14:19, minimal [1] - 22:25 12:16, 34:6
inspect [2] - 5:7, 6:1 KARRI [1] - 1:3 32:2, 36:12 minimum [1] - 22:24 object [4] - 3:22,
instance [3] - 24:12, keep [2] - 23:10, locations [3] - 5:10, misconduct [10] - 6:9, 10:3, 30:24
25:3, 32:1 34:3 31:17, 36:20 20:13, 20:24, objection [1] - 31:4
instruction [1] - kept [1] - 24:9 look [4] - 24:25, 22:20, 23:6, obtained [1] - 9:24
5:14 kinds [2] - 26:14, 25:8, 34:18, 34:21 23:15, 26:4, 26:9, obviously [2] -
instructions [7] - 29:19 looked [1] - 35:8 26:16, 26:17, 36:7 28:20, 35:24
10:12, 11:2, kitchen [1] - 36:13 looking [8] - 14:4, missed [1] - 26:20 occasions [1] -
13:14, 14:3, 17:6, kitty [1] - 35:14 22:8, 22:10, misspoke [1] - 9:20 29:22
30:20, 31:7 knowledge [1] - 24:18, 26:14, misstate [1] - 30:5 occupies [1] - 22:11
intelligence [1] - 33:8 26:25, 27:4, 36:12 morning [3] - 4:18, occurred [1] - 7:6
33:13 known [1] - 14:2 7:7, 8:19 OF [6] - 1:1, 1:11,
intended [1] - 4:24 Koepsell [3] - 1:25, M MR [15] - 2:2, 2:5, 2:7, 38:1, 38:2
intention [1] - 35:17 38:4, 38:20 3:12, 6:15, 9:17, offered [1] - 11:17
Madison [2] - 2:5,
interchangeably [1] 9:20, 9:21, 10:10, office [15] - 4:7,

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11:14, 11:19, participants [3] - 8:21, 9:2, 9:5, public [6] - 20:13, reiterate [1] - 37:9
11:20, 12:10, 4:13, 6:4, 10:12 10:13, 11:3, 20:24, 22:21, related [15] - 10:9,
12:15, 12:16, participated [1] - 12:24, 30:8, 31:8 23:7, 23:16, 26:18 10:17, 11:23,
12:17, 12:20, 20:6 pre-op [23] - 5:17, pun [1] - 31:22 11:25, 12:2,
20:13, 20:24, parties [4] - 1:19, 5:18, 5:21, 6:4, purpose [1] - 24:8 12:13, 20:20,
22:21, 23:7, 8:23, 33:4, 38:11 6:18, 6:23, 7:2, pursuant [2] - 9:8, 21:2, 23:19,
23:16, 26:18 parts [3] - 14:23, 7:5, 7:11, 7:15, 9:23 23:23, 24:12,
Officer [1] - 13:22 15:6, 27:21 7:19, 7:23, 8:15, 26:22, 27:9,
officers [3] - 30:21, passed [1] - 8:22 8:19, 8:20, 8:21, Q 27:18, 29:11
34:2, 34:4 pending [1] - 1:17 9:2, 9:5, 10:13, relation [2] - 8:12,
quadrants [1] -
official [4] - 1:7, 1:8, people [4] - 5:2, 11:3, 12:24, 30:8, 28:3
14:25
12:6, 20:22 6:17, 12:24, 16:15 31:8 relative [2] - 3:4,
qualified [1] - 36:11
officials [1] - 28:18 perfectly [1] - 35:7 pre-search [2] - 4:6, 38:14
questions [23] -
OLSEN [13] - 2:5, performed [3] - 5:14 relevant [1] - 10:24
3:22, 5:7, 5:24,
3:12, 6:15, 9:17, 26:4, 27:22, 29:8 predated [1] - 12:15 rely [1] - 32:11
6:3, 6:6, 6:12,
9:20, 9:21, 10:10, perhaps [2] - 29:1, prefer [1] - 30:2 remember [11] - 4:8,
6:13, 6:18, 6:22,
14:15, 15:2, 31:2, 32:22 premise [1] - 3:21 6:8, 6:16, 6:21,
7:1, 12:24, 12:25,
31:6, 37:13, 37:20 person [4] - 8:6, premises [18] - 5:12, 6:25, 10:11, 11:1,
13:5, 13:6, 14:7,
once [2] - 32:5, 22:3, 29:4, 31:18 7:8, 9:8, 9:23, 13:1, 17:12, 19:1,
16:7, 16:9, 16:11,
32:19 personal [4] - 1:8, 13:2, 13:16, 14:2, 22:17
16:16, 17:9, 28:5,
one [8] - 4:25, 5:3, 23:24, 24:2, 27:23 14:5, 14:10, 16:2, RENEE [1] - 1:6
37:18
8:6, 9:6, 25:5, personally [2] - 18:3, 18:5, 20:12, repeat [1] - 14:14
quorums [2] -
26:20, 29:3, 32:17 13:6, 18:16 22:4, 23:17, rephrase [1] - 31:3
20:15, 26:22
ongoing [1] - 13:19 personnel [3] - 30:18, 35:19, reporter [2] - 9:19,
quote/unquote [1] -
op [23] - 5:17, 5:18, 19:17, 20:6, 20:11 35:23 14:17
26:10
5:21, 6:4, 6:18, photographing [1] - present [5] - 5:23, Reporter [3] - 38:5,
quotes [5] - 10:8,
6:23, 7:2, 7:5, 17:2 10:20, 11:20, 38:20, 38:21
10:18, 23:23,
7:11, 7:15, 7:19, physical [1] - 21:8 16:1, 23:16 REPORTING [1] -
26:10, 26:13
7:23, 8:15, 8:19, picture [1] - 13:19 pretty [1] - 37:16 38:17
8:20, 8:21, 9:2, place [4] - 3:16, previously [1] - representation [1] -
9:5, 10:13, 11:3, 29:20 R 11:7
4:18, 25:13, 36:16
12:24, 30:8, 31:8 primarily [4] - 10:5, rate [1] - 19:3 represented [1] -
placed [1] - 24:21
open [4] - 20:14, 11:9, 20:23, 21:3 rather [1] - 34:15 28:16
Plaintiffs [3] - 1:4,
26:21, 26:25, 27:3 primary [8] - 22:16, read [6] - 5:7, 5:24, request [1] - 38:10
2 :3 , 2 : 6
operation [5] - 13:9, 22:17, 22:20, 9:17, 9:19, 14:15, Requested [2] -
plan [6] - 4:16, 13:9,
13:11, 13:12, 28:7, 28:11, 14:17 9:19, 14:17
13:10, 13:11,
13:18, 13:20 13:12, 13:18 29:12, 34:17 realize [1] - 32:3 reside [1] - 27:24
operational [3] - plausibly [2] - private [2] - 23:10, really [2] - 6:6, residence [4] - 8:5,
4:16, 5:16, 13:10 23:15, 27:13 33:16 37:13 21:9, 21:18, 21:23
oral [2] - 3:4, 38:11 point [7] - 10:19, probable [1] - 22:24 Realtime [2] - 38:4, residency [8] -
order [3] - 7:4, problem [1] - 3:25 38:21 20:16, 20:20,
11:19, 12:13,
24:25, 25:10 12:17, 23:11, professional [3] - reason [1] - 25:20 20:21, 21:2, 21:5,
Oshkosh [1] - 2:2 36:4, 36:6 17:5, 27:23, 32:12 receive [1] - 17:9 21:13, 27:18,
otherwise [2] - 1:16, political [1] - 12:2 Professional [1] - recollection [2] - 28:12
3:25 politician [3] - 38:20 6:17, 29:8 responded [1] - 4:1
ourselves [1] - 32:8 28:14, 28:15, 29:9 professionally [1] - record [1] - 22:2 responsible [5] -
outbuildings [1] - politicians [1] - 28:3 13:7 recordings [2] - 16:4, 16:25, 17:1,
31:18 poorly [1] - 28:22 professionals [1] - 27:13, 27:15 17:5, 21:15
outside [4] - 10:22, pornography [2] - 32:25 records [17] - 10:17, Richmond [10] - 8:3,
22:6, 22:14, 26:5 24:14, 36:3 projects [1] - 23:22 11:10, 12:22, 16:20, 17:7,
overall [1] - 17:2 portion [4] - 9:19, pronunciation [1] - 14:10, 15:8, 17:18, 18:9,
own [2] - 12:3, 33:13 19:8 15:10, 15:18, 18:17, 18:22,
14:17, 18:4
owned [3] - 33:11, proof [7] - 12:1, 15:25, 16:23, 32:16, 34:3, 34:5
position [1] - 26:3
33:19, 35:4 20:16, 21:8, 21:9, 19:22, 21:20, roles [1] - 7:21
possibility [1] -
22:10, 26:10, 33:6 24:2, 25:15, RONALD [1] - 1:3
32:17
26:15, 27:12,
P possible [1] - 26:19 properly [1] - 25:10 room [2] - 5:6, 18:9
properties [1] - 35:4 27:13, 30:12 rooms [10] - 17:18,
PAGE [1] - 2:13 pre [25] - 4:6, 5:14,
property [6] - 8:3, refer [1] - 8:7 17:21, 17:24,
paper [3] - 12:21, 5:17, 5:18, 5:21,
17:19, 19:21, referenced [2] - 18:1, 18:11,
25:14, 27:12 6:4, 6:18, 6:23,
33:2, 33:11, 33:18 9:14, 19:4 18:12, 18:13,
part [2] - 26:3, 26:8 7:2, 7:5, 7:11,
provided [2] - 5:11, referring [1] - 7:8 32:18, 32:20,
participant [1] - 7:15, 7:19, 7:23,
8:15, 8:19, 8:20, 20:3 Registered [1] - 32:25
4:25
Public [1] - 38:5 38:20 RPR [1] - 1:25

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runs [1] - 23:20 SERVICE [1] - 38:17 stored [1] - 36:10 took [6] - 3:15, 4:18, 2:5, 2:8, 38:8
Ryan [1] - 8:2 services [1] - 26:4 strand [1] - 29:3 11:19, 12:10, videoconference
SERVICES [1] - 2:4 strictly [1] - 11:13 12:17, 28:5 [5] - 1:15, 2:3, 2:5,

S set [1] - 1:19 subject [1] - 6:21 towards [1] - 28:6 2:8, 38:8
show [2] - 8:16, suggesting [1] - town [5] - 10:6, violation [4] - 20:14,
saw [1] - 5:8
21:18 35:5 10:18, 10:19, 20:16, 26:25, 27:3
schedules [1] - 7:20
silverware [1] - 25:5 supported [1] - 9:25 12:8, 27:19 violations [7] -
school [2] - 29:17
similarly [3] - 34:2, suppose [2] - 22:3, township [2] - 27:7, 20:14, 20:17,
schooled [1] - 26:12
34:11, 35:24 27:13 27:10 25:23, 26:18,
scope [1] - 22:14
single [2] - 21:11, supposed [2] - training [3] - 17:6, 26:19, 26:21,
scopes [1] - 31:14
36:21 30:15, 30:17 32:12, 34:7 27:17
SD [4] - 24:18,
sit [2] - 10:11, 11:2 swearing [2] - trial [1] - 1:17 VIRGIL [1] - 1:6
25:13, 36:15,
situation [1] - 17:20 20:15, 26:19 trove [1] - 35:15 voted [1] - 27:19
36:22
size [1] - 36:11 sworn [3] - 3:2, troves [1] - 24:14 votes [1] - 27:22
search [60] - 3:15,
someone [2] - 5:15, 11:19, 38:12 truth [6] - 3:2, 3:3, voting [4] - 20:17,
4:6, 4:14, 4:20,
36:7 synopsis [2] - 11:7, 38:13, 38:14 26:19, 27:17,
5:5, 5:9, 5:14,
sometime [1] - 13:19 try [4] - 21:8, 21:13, 27:19
5:20, 5:22, 7:7,
11:18 24:23, 30:6 vs [1] - 1:5
8:17, 9:13, 11:21,
13:2, 13:8, 13:17, sorry [3] - 9:20, T trying [2] - 23:5,
14:13, 14:22, 12:1, 13:23 tablet [1] - 24:19
29:7 W
15:5, 15:10, sort [1] - 21:17 turn [1] - 28:6 walking [2] - 20:14,
tangent [1] - 29:3
15:16, 15:19, sought [1] - 13:8 two [9] - 5:14, 9:15, 26:21
target [2] - 15:9,
15:25, 16:12, spaces [1] - 22:11 14:19, 17:19, warrant [42] - 4:14,
15:11
16:23, 17:11, speaker [1] - 24:15 26:20, 27:5, 4:20, 5:5, 5:10,
task [1] - 16:5
18:2, 18:5, 18:8, SPECIAL [1] - 1:7 27:21, 33:14, 5:20, 5:23, 6:1,
tax [1] - 21:19
18:18, 18:23, Special [18] - 8:1, 35:13 8:17, 9:13, 9:25,
team [18] - 5:9, 7:16,
19:4, 19:14, 8:3, 13:23, 14:1, type [7] - 14:11, 10:1, 10:24, 11:9,
7:17, 7:18, 7:22,
19:20, 19:24, 14:12, 15:5, 15:8, 19:22, 13:8, 13:17, 14:6,
14:12, 15:5,
20:4, 20:6, 20:18, 15:15, 15:22, 27:11, 27:12, 17:11, 18:15,
15:22, 16:18,
20:19, 20:23, 16:4, 16:10, 32:23, 37:7 19:3, 20:4, 20:18,
16:25, 18:6,
21:4, 21:6, 21:7, 16:17, 16:18, types [1] - 25:15 20:19, 20:23,
19:15, 19:16,
21:11, 21:12, 17:4, 17:10, 19:20, 25:18, 20:25, 21:2, 21:4,
21:16, 21:25, 17:14, 17:17, 27:1, 34:13, 36:25 U 21:6, 21:7, 21:11,
22:1, 22:3, 25:12, 19:13, 31:8 team's [1] - 15:16 ultimately [1] - 21:25, 22:1, 22:6,
25:16, 25:19, special [7] - 3:13, teams [4] - 25:12, 35:16 22:14, 22:18,
30:11, 30:16, 7:25, 19:12, 27:1, 30:10, 30:23, under [2] - 13:8, 22:19, 23:3, 23:4,
30:17, 32:18, 30:22, 34:4, 36:25 31:10 15:6 25:11, 28:7,
33:24, 34:9 specific [3] - 13:5, telephones [1] - understood [1] - 28:11, 31:14,
searched [27] - 6:5, 22:5, 30:20 24:19 32:5 34:25
9:7, 9:22, 13:13, specifically [2] - ten [5] - 5:4, 5:20, underwear [1] - 25:4 warrants [1] - 21:12
13:15, 14:1, 7:1, 13:1 29:24, 29:25, 30:3 Unit [1] - 22:9 WASHINGTON [1] -
14:24, 15:1, 15:6, specified [3] - 13:7, term [1] - 25:25 UNITED [1] - 1:1 38:2
16:13, 17:24, 13:14, 13:17 United [1] - 1:17 weeks [1] - 8:15
testified [1] - 16:19
18:1, 18:9, 18:13, specify [2] - 13:4, units [1] - 22:8 WESTERN [1] - 1:1
testify [1] - 3:2
18:14, 18:15, 13:12 Western [1] - 1:18
testimony [1] - unlike [1] - 18:2
19:17, 30:10, ss [1] - 38:1 wherein [1] - 1:19
17:23 unusual [1] - 21:10
31:10, 31:12, stand [1] - 31:5 whole [4] - 3:3,
text [1] - 11:11 up [4] - 17:13, 30:6,
32:22, 33:5, 35:1, start [1] - 9:3 33:4, 33:18, 38:13
THE [5] - 1:1, 1:1, 31:5, 36:24
36:18, 36:22, started [2] - 8:20, Windorff [9] - 8:2,
6:11, 10:5, 14:18 utilized [2] - 12:19,
37:4, 37:11 8:21 8:25, 16:18, 17:4,
theories [1] - 23:8 22:25
searches [2] - 28:3, State [1] - 38:6 17:10, 17:17,
thereto [1] - 1:19
35:12 STATE [2] - 2:7, 30:9, 31:9
searching [9] - 38:1
thorough [1] - 24:25 V Windorff's [1] -
thoroughness [2] - vague [2] - 6:10,
10:14, 16:20, STATES [1] - 1:1 17:15
24:22, 25:8 10:4
17:1, 20:11, 24:8, States [1] - 1:18 WISCONSIN [3] -
three [3] - 5:9, vehicles [2] - 18:14,
24:10, 26:9, statute [2] - 23:7, 1:1, 2:7, 38:1
17:18, 31:16 31:17
35:17, 37:1 23:11 Wisconsin [5] -
thumb [3] - 24:19, verbal [2] - 13:14,
seated [2] - 26:2, stay [2] - 23:25, 30:2 1:19, 2:2, 2:5, 2:7,
25:14, 36:16 14:3
27:6 staying [1] - 33:14 38:6
TINA [1] - 1:6 verbatim [1] - 11:5
see [1] - 31:24 steer [1] - 23:5 withdraw [1] - 36:9
TO [1] - 2:12 versus [2] - 26:13,
separate [1] - 9:15 steps [1] - 30:7 WITNESS [3] - 6:11,
today [4] - 3:14, 31:20
served [2] - 28:16, still [1] - 33:6 10:5, 14:18
10:11, 11:2, 17:12 via [5] - 1:15, 2:3,
29:16

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witness [1] - 1:16
Wolff [21] - 7:8, 9:8,
9:23, 10:19,
11:14, 12:10,
13:2, 13:15,
17:21, 18:10,
20:12, 23:20,
24:9, 26:2, 27:5,
27:21, 27:25,
31:15, 32:19,
35:18, 35:22
WOLFF [2] - 1:3, 1:3
Wolff's [4] - 12:3,
26:15, 33:2, 34:1
Wolffs [2] - 33:12,
33:19
words [1] - 22:16
worth [1] - 37:1
written [1] - 23:11
wrote [1] - 13:9

Y
YERGES [5] - 1:7,
1:11, 1:14, 3:1,
38:12
Yerges [1] - 3:13
yourself [1] - 23:10

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