Marc Dann's had a good run on ATL. Last month, he was our Lawyer of the Day. That led to our Party is Over post, when heads started rolling in the Ohio AG office. Yesterday, we bid him Hasta La Vista, when rumors of his resignation hit the press as the Ohio General Assembly threatened impeachment.

Well, now it's really over. Dann has finally resigned as Ohio's AG. Dann the man may not know how to run the AG office, or how to keep it in his pants, or how to choose staff, but he does know how to draw out a resignation for all it's worth.

Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Professor Jonathan Adler reports on a possible FBI investigation into Dann's ties to gambling interests. Gosh, we thought his hands were full, conducting an extramarital affair with his scheduler, picking up staff arrested for DUIs, handling office sexual harassment complaints, and tapping state property for personal use.

If you haven't been following Dann's misdeeds, you can catch up with this little ditty, Marc Dann's Party Pad song. It's pretty catchy and includes a shout-out to the "big dogs in Columbus."

Marc Dann Resigns as Ohio Attorney General [WSJ Law Blog]
Caged Dannimal [Volokh Conspiracy]

Heads have been rolling in the Ohio AG office, after a series of problems with DUI, sexual harassment and ethics law violations. Several staff resigned and were fired earlier this month. And now it's reached the level of the AG himself, Marc Dann.

From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer:

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is expected to announce his resignation later today, The Plain Dealer has learned. He planned to break the news to his senior staff this afternoon.

The decision came as Dann faced intense pressure from fellow Democrats and Republican critics who said he was not fit to continue as the state's top lawyer.

It also followed action targeting Dann in the Ohio General Assembly today by lawmakers from both parties. House Democrats this morning filed articles of impeachment against Dann, accusing him of misconduct and malfeasance in office. And House Republicans began plans to fast-track a bill that would allow the state Inspector General's office to conduct an independent investigation into Dann's office.

When the Democrats and Republicans are united against you, it's definitely time to go. We guess they didn't like his "I didn't expect to actually get elected" excuse.

We saw the writing on the wall when Dann stepped down as Case Western Law School's commencement speaker. They've since replaced him with Stephen C. Ellis, a partner with Tucker, Ellis, and West.

Update: Dann hasn't resigned just yet, but we wouldn't bet on his long-term survival.

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann to step down [The Plain Dealer Politics Blog]
House Democrats begin impeachment process for Dann [Business Courier of Cincinnati via WSJ Law Blog]

Earlier: Party Is Over in the Ohio AG 'Dannimal House'

Marc Dann is Ohio's attorney general... for now. But he won't be Case Western Reserve University's law school commencement speaker, per an e-mail from the dean this morning.

Dann was an ATL lawyer of the day honoree last month for running a dysfunctional office with staff accused of sexual harassment, DUIs, and ethics law violations. Oh, but there's more.

On Friday, Dann held a press conference where he revealed his affair with a staffer. Two of his staff were fired and two resigned last week, including the 28-year-old scheduler with whom Dann had the affair. If sleeping with the boss doesn't get you a raise and a promotion, what's the point? From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer:

Dann announced the affair at a news conference Friday morning, after investigators released a report on the sexual harassment investigation. The former state senator who once worked in a small Youngstown law firm blamed his inexperience and said he was not equipped to take over a state agency with more than 1,400 employees, including 400 lawyers.

"I don't know how many people here expected me to win the election, but I certainly was not among them. It was a surprise that I won," he said.

Saying that you didn't think you would actually win is the worst defense ever (and seems off-topic). Despite that, Dann says he plans to stay in office and clean up the mess. Good luck with that.

Five Ohio newspapers are calling for his head resignation. For ponderings on whether sex scandal politicians should resign, see Law and More and Vanity Fair. Case Western law prof Jonathan Adler wonders if Dann could save his career with a really good apology -- in song.

Dann had been slated to be Case Western Law School's commencement speaker on May 18, but the dean e-mailed the school this morning to announce Dann's withdrawal. Too bad. His speech could have been fun: "Hey kids, you too can use your Case Western degree to be a total f*#k-up, reward your friends with jobs, sleep with your scheduler, and tap state resources for personal use!"

Dann-related links, collected below. Dean Simson's email, after the jump.

Editorial Consensus: Dann Must Go [Volokh Conspiracy]
The Trials of Marc Dann [Volokh Conspiracy]
Dann should resign/be forced out if he's a lousy AG for OH, not because of That Woman et al. [Law and More]
Gov. Strickland on Attorney General scandal [Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog]
Dann draws more outrage [Dayton Daily News]
It's the Adultery, Stupid! [Vanity Fair]

Marc Dann has had a rough tenure as Ohio's attorney general. When the media start crafting timelines of your troubles, the end may well be nigh. One of Dann's biggest problems seems to be judgment calls. Such as when choosing staff members. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a write-up on this stellar Dann staffer:

One of Attorney General Marc Dann's top managers, who is accused of sexual harassment, has a history of problems with cars and alcohol, including a drunken driving arrest months before he was hired and a smashed state car after.

Dann knew about the arrest because, according to State Highway Patrol records, he was the one who picked Anthony Gutierrez up at 2:30 in the morning at the Canfield post after Gutierrez blew a .149 on a blood-alcohol test nearly twice the legal limit.

Aren't staffers supposed to be the ones picking their drunk bosses up, and not the other way around?

Reflecting another poor hiring decision, Dann had to discipline his communications director for sending a "profane, abusive e-mail to a co-worker." His COMMUNICATIONS director.

The list of poor staffing choices goes on.

Dann's staff is not entirely to blame for his troubles. From the timeline:

June 2007: Dann, standing on a street in an upper-middle class neighborhood, spots a reporter who had written a story he didn't like. Dann says, "Hey Steve, write this down: Go (expletive) yourself!"

Maybe Dann's communications director suggested that.

Dann picked up his aide after DUI arrest [The Cleveland Plain Dealer]
Timeline of Marc Dann's troubles [Dayton Daily News]