Cast of Characters
Madder v Ramsey: A surreal legal drama in which every character insists the script is normal. Below is the full cast list, introduced exactly as they appear in the record.
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The Defendants
1 named defendants
Attorney
Attorney Kyle T. Manderfeld
Represents: M. Lee
The former county law clerk who leveraged his old login credentials like a skeleton key, filing false evidence, emailing the plaintiff at unknown addresses, and mailing pornography across state lines while requesting her arrest.
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The Defense Counsel
3 attorneys of record
Asst. Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General Matt Mason
Represents: The Judiciary
The lone steady signal in a storm of procedural static. The court's de facto tech support — resetting expectations, stabilizing timelines, and quietly refusing to participate in the chaos.
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Attorney
Ramsey County Attorney Brett Bacon
Represents: Ramsey County
The county lawyer who inherited the glitch and hit send — pushing altered evidence into the federal record with confidence unburdened by verification.
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Attorney
BGS Shareholder Bradley Kletscher
Represents: BGS & K. Manderfeld
The firm's phantom signature line, filing late, filing wrong, and filing again — proving that if you recycle the same error often enough, someone might call it strategy.
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