Moustakis v. State

¶ 1. Albert Moustakis, the Vilas County District Attorney, appeals an order dismissing his action under Wis. Stat. § 19.356(4) to enjoin the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) from releasing certain records pertaining to Moustakis in response to a public records request.1 We conclude that various provisions of Wisconsin's public records law unambiguously preclude Moustakis from maintaining this action —most notably, Wis. Stat. § 19.32(lbg), which excludes from the definition of "employee" those individuals "holding a . . . state public office." We therefore agree with the circuit court…