KARRIEM v. AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB

No. 96 Civ. 7219 (LAK).

949 F.Supp. 220 (1996)

Khalid A. KARRIEM, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry M. Stokes, Granite Springs, NY, for Plaintiff.

Joan M. Cresap, Assistant Attorney General, New York City, Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY, for Defendants Thomas Fisher and Richard Smith.

Ralph A. Cognetti, East Syracuse, for Defendants Steven A. Graham and Harland Kent.

Daniel Hanson, Ahmuty, Demers & McManus, Albertson, NY, for Defendants Finger Lakes Kennel Club and Gloria Knuppenburg.

Heidi M. Weiss, Oshman & Helfenstein, New York City, for Defendants American Kennel Club, James P. Crowley and Robert H. Slay.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, an African American man, is a professional dog handler who makes his living training and handling dogs at events sanctioned and regulated by the American Kennel Club ("AKC") and is subject to AKC disciplinary rules and procedures. On September 28, 1995, plaintiff arrived at an AKC sponsored event hosted by the Finger Lakes Kennel Club ("FLKC") at Sampson State Park in Seneca County, New York, where he...

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