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ANTHONY MATTERA; BRAD KENT; WILLIAM ADAMS;
MARK DAVIS; MATT MILLIGAN; STEVEN J. BROWN;
JAOL JOHNSON; RONALD GREENER; BRADFORD JETT;
MARION REID; SHAWN TIGNOR; WHITNEY TIGNOR;
KEVIN SIDLE; CHARLES HOLLOM; PATRICK A.
DICOCCO; BRIAN WELLS; ROGER THOMAS; TIM A.
WOMACK; STEVEN LAIBSTAIN,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
ROBERT A. BAFFERT; BOB BAFFERT RACING, INC.;
CHURCHILL DOWNS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees. |
No. 23-5750 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at Louisville.
No. 3:22-cv-00156—David J. Hale, District Judge.
Argued: March 19, 2024
Decided and Filed: May 2, 2024
Before: COLE, CLAY, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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COLE, Circuit Judge. Thoroughbred racehorse Medina Spirit finished first in the 2021
Kentucky Derby. Nine months later, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s stewards
disqualified Medina Spirit due to a failed post-race drug test. Anthony Mattera made wagers that
would have won under the new order of finish after Medina Spirit’s disqualification. But under
Kentucky law, only the first order of finish marked “official” counts for wagering purposes.
Mattera and eighteen other bettors sued the racetrack, Churchill Downs, Inc., and Medina
Spirit’s trainers, Robert Baffert, and Bob Baffert Racing, Inc. The district court granted the
defendants’ motions to dismiss and denied the plaintiffs leave to amend the complaint. We
affirm.
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THABET MAHDI SALEH,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent. |
No. 22-3036 |
Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.
No. A 212 335 365
Decided and Filed: May 2, 2024
Before: GIBBONS, BUSH, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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LARSEN, Circuit Judge. Thabet Mahdi Saleh was granted refugee status in the United
States in 2010 after he fled his home country of Iraq. A few years later, however, Saleh was
convicted of accosting children for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime,
in violation of Michigan law. So the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated removal
proceedings against him. An immigration judge (IJ) ordered him removed in 2014. In 2018,
Saleh sought to reopen his removal proceedings, seeking deferral of removal under the
Convention Against Torture (CAT). The IJ granted the motion to reopen, but later denied
Saleh’s application for relief. Saleh petitions for review. For the reasons stated, we DENY the
petition for review. |
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