A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker convicted of misconduct in public office declined Friday to look through "tens of thousands" of pages of emails to identify which should be withheld from public view.

On Tuesday, an appeals court judge said she planned to unseal documents used to prosecute Kelly Rindfleisch, a former aide to Walker when he was the executive of Milwaukee County.

Judge Patricia Curley gave Rindfleisch 30 days to review documents and request that certain information, such as Social Security numbers or medical information, remain confidential. At that point, Curley said, she would issue a final ruling and release the records.

But in a letter to Curley Friday, attorney Franklyn Gimbel said it would be too expensive and time-consuming for his client to review all of the records, which Gimbel contends were collected using "overbroad" warrants that violated his client's right to privacy.

Rindfleisch was convicted in Milwaukee County of campaigning on taxpayer time while deputy chief of staff in Walker's county executive office. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months in jail for doing campaign work for then-Rep. Brett Davis, who was running for lieutenant governor.

Her sentence has been stayed pending appeal.

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