Via TD Thornton
Thoroughbred owner Jerry Jamgotchian, who has a decades-long history as a plaintiff and defendant in lawsuits involving equestrian entities, has followed the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) ) in federal court on Monday, claiming that his civil and constitutional rights were violated when stewards at the Los Alamitos Racecourse denied the right to one of his horses in the season. last summer because of its purportedly controversial name.
Although the October 17th District Court (Central District, Southern Division) civil complaint lays out a legal argument based on whether the Malpractice Meuser (GB) {Helmet (AUS)} horse is properly registered, whether or not to sign the appropriate signature to be allowed to race, The subject matter of the case is based on claims that Jamgotchian’s naming of the horse is alleged to be tantamount to willfully trolling or harassing an attorney in Kentucky, people with the same last name.
And although that attorney was not specifically referenced in any court documents filed by Jamgotchian “The well-publicized legal troubles of trainer Bob Baffert.
At the time, reporter Tim Sullivan wrote that “Jamgotchian wanted to call one of his Colts bad tests Bob-a jab at the recent rash of narcotics.” He also reported that Jamgotchian paid $1,000 to challenge the Jockey club’s refusal to sanction Malpractice Meuser, a name previously approved in the United Kingdom and inspired by one of Baffert’s lawyers. , Michael Meuser.
As Jamgotchian stated in that courier magazine story, as soon as we get through this, I will go to federal district court and file a civil rights action and they will be smoked.
Now, nearly a year and a half later, Jamgotchian continues that threat of litigation, with CHRB as the defendant. Colt’s breeder, Theta Holding I, Inc., is a co-plaintiff.
The complaint alleges Chrb violated First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights, plus federal civil rights and California Constitutional rights. Among the remedies Jamgotchian sought through the trial were damages in excess of $250,000, plus a judgment that allowed the Meuser to negligently race in California.
Through spokesman Mike Marten, the CHRB declined the opportunity to speak on that side of the story, citing its policy not to comment on pending litigation.
When the name Bad Test Bob was rejected by the Jockey Club, Jamgotchian told the Courier-Journal that it was not a joke at Baffert, but instead “a Bob Dreyfuss in Chatsworth, California, and his test. him for COVID-19. “
In a court filing on Monday, Jamgotchian asserted that under free speech law, even a Malpractice Meuser approved name could refer to a living or deceased individual whose name includes ‘meuser’. or not mention the grounds for prohibiting the use of such a name. “
Jamgotchian’s claim claims that the Malpractice Meuser had the proper Jockey club certification from the UK, where the Colt was launched, and was then registered as another’s insured horse once The new federal equestrian safety and integrity requirements go into effect in 2022.
But, the suit stated, when Jamgotchian wanted to enter the negligent meuser at Los Alamitos, the only reason for denying entry was the lack of a registration certificate for the negligent meuser from the racing club of New York, A private club is not a government organization. [And] The only reason, in turn, that the New York Private Club refused to issue a registration certificate was the name Malpractice Meuser.
Malpractice Meuser has raced twice in her career, but is now off for over a year. He finished third in his Mountaineer park debut on June 30, 2021, then fifth at the Indiana Grand on October 14, 2021, for coach Eric Reed and driver Sonny Leon .
Both times, court filings claim, there was no public tampering due to MEUSER’s name AFTER he ran.
