NAT'L HORSEMEN'S BENEV. AND PROT. ASS'N v. BLACK

No. 5:21-CV-071-H.

672 F.Supp.3d 220 (2023)

NATIONAL HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, The State of Texas and the Texas Racing Commission, Intervenor-Plaintiffs, v. Jerry BLACK, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Lubbock Division.

Signed May 4, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fernando M. Bustos , Bustos Law Firm PC, Lubbock, TX, Daniel R. Suhr , Chicago, IL, Jeffrey Daniel Jennings , Reilly Walsh Stephens , Pro Hac Vice, Liberty Justice Center, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Arizona Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Arkansas Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Indiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Illinois Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Mountaineer Park Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Nebraska Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Oklahoma Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Oregon Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Washington Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

Daniel R. Suhr , Chicago, IL, Fernando M. Bustos , Bustos Law Firm PC, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff Tampa Bay Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

Gregory Philip Sapire , Maynard Nexsen, Austin, TX, Carlos R. Soltero , Maynard Cooper & Gale, Austin, TX, Kayla Diane Carrick , Soltero Sapire Murrell PLLC, Austin, TX, Autum Leigh Flores , Underwood Law Firm PC, Amarillo, TX, Ilan Wurman , Pro Hac Vice, Tully Bailey LLP, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiffs Gulf Coast Racing LLC, LRP Group Ltd., Valle de Los Tesoros Ltd., Global Gaming LSP LLC.

Gregory Philip Sapire , Maynard Nexsen, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff Texas Horsemen's Partnership LLP.

Taylor Kathleen Gifford , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX, for Intervenor-Plaintiff State of Texas.

Virginia Smith Fields , Texas Racing Commission, Austin, TX, for Intervenor-Plaintiff Texas Racing Commission.

Brennan Holden Meier , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Dallas, TX, Aileen M. McGrath , Pro Hac Vice, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, San Francisco, CA, Benjamin David Doyle , Stockard Johnston Brown & Netardus PC, Amarillo, TX, David T. Royse , Pro Hac Vice, John C. Roach , Pro Hac Vice, Ransdell Roach & Royse PLLC, Lexington, KY, Lide E. Paterno , Pro Hac Vice, Pratik A. Shah , Pro Hac Vice, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants Jerry Black, Katrina Adams, Leonard Coleman, Nancy Cox, MD, Joseph Dunford, Frank Keating, Kenneth Schanzer, Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Inc.

Stephen Ehrlich , Alexander V. Sverdlov , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Brian Walters Stoltz , U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Defendants Federal Trade Commission, Commissioner Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner Rohit Chopra, Commissioner Noah Phillips, Commissioner Christine Wilson.

Brennan Holden Meier , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Dallas, TX, Benjamin David Doyle , Stockard Johnston Brown & Netardus PC, Amarillo, TX, Lide E. Paterno , Pro Hac Vice, Pratik A. Shah , Pro Hac Vice, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants Lisa Lazarus, Steve Beshear, Adolpho Birch, Ellen McClain, Charles Scheeler, Joseph DeFrancis, Susan Stover, Bill Thomason, D.G. Van Clief.

Alexander V. Sverdlov , Stephen Ehrlich , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants Lina Khan, Rebecca Slaughter, Alvaro Bedoya.

W. Wade Arnold, Autum Leigh Flores, Underwood Law Firm PC, Amarillo, TX, for Amicus The American Quarter Horse Association.

Fernando M. Bustos, Bustos Law Firm PC, Lubbock, TX, Peter John Sacopulos, Pro Hac Vice, Sacopulos Johnson & Sacopulos, Terre Haute, IN, for Amicus North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians.

Eric Grant, Hicks Thomas LLP, Sacramento, CA, Paul E. Salamanca, Pro Hac Vice, Lexington, KY, for Amici U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, U.S. Representative Paul Tonko, U.S. Representative Andy Barr.

Joseph Scott St. John, Office of the Attorney General, Louisiana Dept. of Justice, Baton Rouge, LA, for Amici State of Louisiana, Louisiana State Racing Commission, State of Nebraska, Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, State of West Virginia, West Virginia Racing Commission, State of Arkansas, State of Mississippi, Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, Colorado Horse Racing Association, Iowa Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, Kentucky Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, Minnesota Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, Ohio Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, Charles Town Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, Fonner Park, Horseman Park, Legacy Downs Racetrack, Turf Paradise Racetrack, Benard K. Chatters, Edward J. Fenasci, Larry Findley, Sr., Warren J. Harang, III, Gerard Melancon.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

In hopes of standardizing horseracing regulation, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 (HISA) empowered a private entity to draft nationwide regulations subject to the Federal Trade Commission's review and approval. In response...

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