Jerry Jamgotchian v. Gregory Ferraro

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JERRY JAMGOTCHIAN; THETA No. 23-55735

HOLDING I, INC.,

D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellants, 8:22-cv-01893-

FWS-KES

v.

GREGORY L. FERRARO; OSCAR OPINION

GONZALES; DENNIS ALFIERI;

DAMASCUS CASTELLANOS;

BRENDA DAVIS; THOMAS C.

HUDNUT; WENDY MITCHELL;

KIMBERLY SAWYER; LUIS

JAUREGUI; RICHARD WILLIAMS,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

CALIFORNIA HORSE RACING

BOARD,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fred W. Slaughter, District Judge, Presiding Submitted January 8, 2024 * San Francisco, California

Filed February 26, 2024

Before: Marsha S. Berzon, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Daniel A. Bress, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Bress

SUMMARY **

Civil Rights/Issue Preclusion

The panel reversed the district court’s holding that the decision of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), the state agency responsible for administering all laws, rules, and regulations related to horse racing, precluded plaintiffs’ 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging First Amendment violations arising from the refusal to…