E-mails exchanged

Tribune Chronicle
E-mails exchanged between Attorney General Marc Dann and his scheduler Jessica Utovich, who is said to have been at Dann’s Columbus-area apartment wearing pajamas the night a fellow staffer claims she was sexually harassed by Anthony Gutierrez, Dann’s general services director. Dann denies Utovich was ever at the apartment wearing pajamas. An investigation is being done on the harassment claims.



Monday, Sept. 3, 2007

Utovich, 7:09 p.m.: Tom has to cxl. Is there anyone you want to have dinner with tomorrow night? Or do you want alone time?

Dann, 8:56 p.m.: Its a little late. Would I have more flexibility to say in cinci to finish up the mediation?

Utovich, 8:59 p.m.: That’s fine, I will cancel your hair appt. How long do you want to stay and I will change the schedule. I thought you were cleaning. Can you call me.

Dann, 9:01 p.m.: Don’t cancel until I know I’m not going to make it and until we are sure that we can reschedule because my hair is a wreck.

Utovich, 9:02 p.m.: I know, but you weren’t in the area last week. Thanks for the car cleaning.

Dann, 9:03 p.m.: I rather not eat s—- from anyone else tonight

Utovich, 9:08 p.m.: I didn’t give you any. I’d rather not cry anymore, but we can’t always get what we want.



Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007

Utovich, 11:01 a.m.: Please do not EVER tell me to stop acting emotional. I try to do my job to the best that I can and you s—- on it. I try my hardest to make sure you are taken care of, do what you need to and prioritize only to have you complain and change everything without telling nobody. Your emotional crap is what makes everyone else miserable. I’ll stop being so emotional if you let me do my job and stop taking things out on me and other people here.

Dann, 11:04 p.m.: I will easily make the 1130 call. Is there an earlier one?

Utovich, 11:12 a.m.: Please note, you now need to be at the hotel restaurant for a 12p briefing lunch with Jeanne and staff. And, as to the other, whether the rest of the day’s schedule will be a go or needs to be rearranged, my over-emotional punching-bag self will wait til I hear from someone.

Utovich, 11:19 a.m.: I think we need to talk. If you agree, let me know a time that’s good.

Dann, 11:34 a.m.: We are en route. I will call the reporter. Great work.

Utovich, 11:36 a.m.: You don’t have to say that. Just leave me alone unless you need something.s

Utovich, 12:09 p.m.: Can you go to the bathroom or something and call me?



Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007

Dann, 2:10 p.m.: Can you bring me a revised schedule?

Utovich, 2:10 p.m.: Yes, but I’m waiting on 2 more things . . . . will give it to you after those. My head hurts and my ADD is so over this day already.

Dann, 2:11 p.m.: Sorry

Utovich, 2:13 p.m.: Its no one’s fault. I just get bored easily . . . . work, school, men . . . . oh, and my hair which apparently never changes.

Dann, 2:14 p.m.: I also need redferns cell no

Utovich, 2:16 p.m.: Hold on, I’ll get it from my cell

Utovich, 2:21 p.m.: You doing okay?

Dann, 2:22 p.m.: I like your hair

Utovich, 2:23 p.m.: Its too red

Utovich, 2:30 p.m.: But thank you. I just wish it was darker.

Utovich, 5 p.m.: I’m kinda hurt not being the bff anymore.

Dann, 5:01 p.m.: You are the bff. Just didn’t want to hurt colleens feelings

Utovich, 5:01 p.m.: Its b/c she has better hair, isn’t it?

Utovich, 5:04 p.m.: You can’t have two. I feel ditched all over again. It’s the hair.

Utovich, 5:33 p.m. subject line, ‘‘Can I have 5 min’’: With you? I have to talk to you about the kiddies.

Dann, 5:40 p.m.: Sure

Utovich, 5:41 p.m.: Where are you? Or is this hide-n-seek?



Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007

Utovich: ‘‘I would like to ask you to please consider not yelling at me in front of the floor. Please address all problems via email/in-person, or better yet to Ed, Tom, Colleen and/or Leo who can then address me. Again, I try my best to make sure everything is taken care of, including the perception that comes along with the scheduling aspect (being on time, making staff aware, making the others aware, making the security and drivers aware, the trickle-down effect it has on everything after it).

‘‘I appreciate constructive criticism and confrontation when things are not working properly as I like to do the best that I can and try to make arrangements to your liking. However, I do not appreciate being yelled at in front of everyone. If I’m doing that bad of a job where everyone needs to know, then maybe we should talk.’’



Parts of other e-mail conversations



Sept. 16, 2007

Utovich noon to Dann: Call me on blackberry.

Utovich, 1:38 p.m.: Like ... fantastic?

Dann 1:39 p.m.: Better.

Dann, 2:54 p.m.: Call me.

Utovich, 6:58 p.m.: Your life stinks. Sorry. I’ll trade you. I’m Still embarrased from last night.

Utovich, 7:34 p.m.: Were you supposed to be in the negotiations there tomorrow?

Dann, 7:35 p.m.: No

Utovich, 7:37 p.m.: Okay, because she just came in my office and asked what you were doing and looked a little confused that you wouldn’t be there and that Tom is going to be with you and not there either.

Are you okay dude? I was kidding about your life stinking. Geez. Is Kabbalah a Jewish thing?

Utovich, 8:44 p.m.: I’m so embarassed. Would you be? Apparently other people were worse later – I went to sleep.

Utovich, 9:33: Do your kids like me?

Dann, 9:52:They like you allot.



Nov. 2, 2007

Utovich, 4:39 p.m.: I scheduled a (redacted) Appt. for 11/13 at 1 p. I’ll do it at lunch, but it’s in Dublin so is it okay to take an hour comp time? It shouldn’t take that long though.



Nov. 5, 2007

Colleen K. Brown, office employee, 8:11 a.m.: I don’t know Jessica, what do you guys think?????

Dann, 8:30 a.m.: Forget it. She doesn’t work very hard.

Utovich, 10:32 a.m.: I wouldn’t have stress-related acne if it wasn’t for the job. Don’t forget, I know where you live and its right up the street from the Dr’s. Where did I put those eggs . . . . .