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Webinar: Breaking Barriers to Bike Share: Insights on EquityTuesday, August 22, 2017, 10:00am to 11:30am PDT
While the number of public bike share systems in the United States grew considerably in recent years, early evidence indicated that many systems were not serving the diverse populations of cities, particularly lower-income residents and people of color. Lack of bike share stations in neighborhoods with people of color and/or lower incomes is one factor; however, considerable disparities appear to persist even when stations are placed in these communities.
Efforts to overcome access and use barriers (such as cost, payment options, and familiarity with the system) to bike share for underserved communities have been initiated in a number of cities. The Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) has been working with cities around the country to launch and test potentially replicable approaches to improve the equity outcomes. These have included focused outreach efforts and bike share investments in low-income and underserved communities in several cities.
This webinar will discuss findings from a survey of people living in lower-income communities of color in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Brooklyn,...Read more
Transportation and Communities Summit Breakout SessionsMonday, September 11, 2017, 8:00am to 6:30pm PDT
See below for Monday breakout sessions. For more information, including the Tuesday workshops, visit the main Summit page.
Transportation and Communities Summit: Workshop DayTuesday, September 12, 2017, 8:00am to 5:00pm PDT
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Webinar: The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Smart-Parking ProgramsTuesday, September 26, 2017, 10:00am to 11:00am PDT
There is little empirical work on the economic and environmental impacts of parking management policies in the U.S. This is largely due to scarce data on parking, including information on types of parking management policies for on- and off-street parking throughout a city. However, recently, cities and mobile applications have begun to leverage sensors and collect parking data. One of the more prominent programs to implement and utilize this relatively new technology is SFpark in San Francisco (SF). The purpose of SFpark is to use demand-responsive pricing to improve parking availability by updating metered and garage prices based off information on parking occupancy. The goal of this research proposal is to understand the relationships among economic and environmental outcomes resulting from SFpark using regression analysis, and of particular interest are three aspects of SFpark: 1) increasing parking availability (a priority goal of SFpark), 2) utilizing variable-priced parking, and 3) implementing metered parking in areas where or during times when it was not used before.
More information about this webinar will become available soon. Check back here for more details, or...Read more
Webinar: Racial Bias in Driver Yielding Behavior at Crosswalks: Understanding the EffectsThursday, October 26, 2017, 10:00am to 11:00am PDT
This research explores social identity-related factors that influence drivers' behaviors in interactions with pedestrians at crosswalks. One dangerous potential point of conflict in our transportation system to pedestrians is interactions with drivers at crosswalks (NHTS, 2003). In 2010, there was one crash-related pedestrian death every two hours and an injury every eight minutes (CDC, 2013). Racial minorities are disproportionately represented in pedestrian fatalities: From 2000 to 2010, pedestrian fatality rates for Black and Hispanic men (3.93 and 3.73 per 100,000) were more than twice the rate of 1.78 for White men (CDC, 2013). If drivers yield differently to Black and White pedestrians at crosswalks, this may lead to disparate crossing experiences and disproportionate safety outcomes. We hypothesize that, similar to other forms of racial discrimination that minorities experience across various domains in society, drivers will exhibit racial bias when making decisions about whether or not to stop for pedestrians waiting to cross the street at a marked crosswalk.
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Flashback #3: Motivational Desktops
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|Reviews for Bittersweet Remedy
| Genibane chapter 8 . 4/7/2016
Oh man! It can't end like this, it was getting so good!
| Guest chapter 8 . 12/26/2015
Will you be continuing this sometime? :)
| Memory Wolf chapter 8 . 11/28/2015
This is really good! For a moment i sorta legit thought pike was going to die, even though that made no sense as he is the main person in this fic but okay, probably just means your writing is really good :p i do hope you continue this! I would like to know how all this ends ;)
| Aj3537 chapter 8 . 5/31/2015
Please finish this.
| Charlotte chapter 8 . 1/5/2015
Need more
| Guest chapter 8 . 10/4/2014
Love your fic! Please continue? :)
| GraysonSteele chapter 8 . 5/20/2014
Nicely done. I like the banter back and forth between Chris and his brother-in-law and Kirk. I don't know what canon is for Pike, but for some reason I picture him as an only child never married which may be part of the reason he is so invested in the cadets and Jim specifically. Please interpret that his interest is as a mentor.
| Lizzy chapter 8 . 5/19/2014
So glad to find an update on this fic. Please keep it going!
| TerraMacMillan chapter 8 . 5/19/2014
Yay! An update! Wonderful job. I can't wait to read more. Please update as soon as you can!
| GraysonSteele chapter 7 . 11/26/2013
I just found your story and I like the progression so far. The Pike/McCoy combination is one I never would have considered. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the story.
| callandra chapter 7 . 11/23/2013
Yay, an update!
| TerraMacMillan chapter 7 . 11/23/2013
Great chapter! I can't wait to read more. Update soon!
| Lintered chapter 4 . 12/7/2011
"No, I'm serious. He is really good at comforting people. I suppose you just haven't been sick enough to make him go into comforting mode yet."
"Excuse me? I almost died."
hilarious and I'm interested in how this is going to play out. keep updating ]
| MarlaMonster chapter 4 . 12/5/2011
Now we are getting down to something :) can't wait for the next update!
| Blip-chan chapter 3 . 10/13/2011
Still loving it~!
I love how you handle this, and I love the subtle ways it ties into the other stories.
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Suri Cruise Steals the Show at Oscars Rehearsal
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' baby girl had her first taste of the Oscars Saturday when she accompanied her dad to Academy Awards rehearsals at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
Cruise stunned extras and stand-ins at the rehearsals when he appeared with his 10-month-old baby, Suri, in his arms and casually stated, "This is Suri… She wanted to come and check this out."
Cruise's ex-wife Nicole Kidman also made the run-through a family affair, holding hands with new husband Keith Urban backstage.
Also making waves at the pre-show rehearsals was Leonardo DiCaprio, who filmed himself onstage with a video camera as he practiced his presentation speech.
Clint Eastwood, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck, Reese Witherspoon, Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Hanks, Tobey Maguire and Jerry Seinfeld were also among the big names in rehearsals.
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Well hello there! My name is Emily! I'm a 21-year-old University of Durham Law Graduate. I'm originally from a small (actually quite large) town in the North West of England, Warrington, which can be found slap bang in the middle of two of the greatest cities in the North, Liverpool and Manchester. When I've not got my nose in a hideously long textbook, I'm likely to have it in a copy of the latest Vogue, or busy getting square eyes from the TV/cinema/my laptop/phone. And when I'm not being a hermit I can be found exploring and soaking up all the culture the British Isles (and beyond) has to offer.
Now that's enough about me, lets get onto this blogging malarkey. I have never blogged before, I have always wanted to start a blog so I thought I've got nothing to lose and there's no time like the present, so, as Shia would say 'Just do it'. I'm very excited to immerse myself in this online world and see what it has to offer. What an interesting name, I hear you say. Well, my names ('Smiling's my Favourite') origins is found in my favourite Christmas film, Will Ferral's 'Elf'. It is a quote from the scene were Buddy the Elf, after 'passing through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest' finally arrives in the Big Apple and engages in his first interaction with a miserable New Yorker. This particular native can't help but notice Buddy's constant smile and being the miserable New Yorker he is, Buddy's new acquaintance has to pass comment on his constant state of glee, to which Buddy replies "I just like to smile, smiling's my favourite". And, alas the source of my name is revealed.
As to the content of my blog, well my two primary focuses are going to be on fashion and my recent travels. However, I will not be limiting my posts I will also be posting on beauty, culture (including art, theatre, cinema and my favourite kind of culture, Pop Culture! Yes, I'm a fan of the Kardashians, please don't judge!) and occasionally my thoughts on current affairs and issues.
I am obsessed with the fashion industry and high-end brands, but as I am only a poor student I am not luckily enough to own a piece from any of the luxurious brands I will be discussing and so I will be looking into the fashion world as a fly on the wall if you will. You will come to learn that I am a Gucci Girl and would sell my soul for an Alessandro Michele piece. I am in awe of anything and everything Michele. I will also be sharing my thoughts on what the current retail market has to offer and will occasionally share some snaps of items from my very own, not so Gucci (*cries again*), wardrobe.
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BRIAN MORRIS, District Judge.
Defendant Motl moves this Court to dismiss Plaintiff Tschida's second, third, and fourth claims, and all claims for damages. (Doc. 26.) Motl argues that federal common law entitles him to qualified immunity for Tschida's second claim, and that Montana law provides qualified immunity for Tschida's third and fourth claims. Motl argues that damages are not available against him in his official capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Tschida serves as an elected member of the Montana House of Representatives from Missoula. (Doc. 15 at 5.) In September 2016, Tschida filed a complaint with Montana Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl alleging ethics violations against Montana Governor Steve Bullock and Montana Commerce Director Meg O'Leary. Id. at 7. Tschida alleges that Motl "ordered him not to disclose the existence of the complaint" under the confidentiality provision of Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4). Id.
The confidentiality language provides that a complaint, and records obtained or prepared by the commissioner in connection with an investigation or complaint, constitute confidential documents typically not open for public inspection. Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4). More specifically, the statute provides that "[t]he complainant and the person who is the subject of the complaint shall maintain the confidentiality of the complaint and any related documents released to the parties by the commissioner until the commissioner issues a decision." Id. The subject of a complaint may waive, in writing, however, the right of confidentiality. Id. The commissioner must open the complaint and any related documents for public inspection upon the filing of a waiver. Id.
Motl did not act on Tschida's complaint in September or October. (Doc. 15 at 3.) Tschida disclosed his ethics complaint to fellow legislators on November 2, 2016, in response to a letter seeking support for an investigation into alleged misuse of state resources by the Bullock Administration. Id. at 8-9. He emailed a copy of his complaint to a group of legislators. Id. at 9.
The next day, November 3, 2016, Motl fielded questions about Tschida's disclosure during a radio interview. Id. at 9-10. Motl expressed his concern that "Mr. Tschida, as a sitting legislator, chose to violate a specific section of state statute and he did it in the last days of a campaign, which I think magnifies the seriousness of what he did." (Doc. 15-5 at 1.)
The interviewer asked Motl whether the disclosure by Tschida would affect the processing of the complaint, to which he responded, "[i]t doesn't affect the complaint that is filed. [Tschida] has personal responsibility for his actions, and so he'll need to deal with the consequences of breaking state law." Id. at 2. The interviewer then asked, "[a]nd what are those consequences?" Id. Motl replied, "[t]here's, uh, the main consequence that befalls an official who, um, violates a mandatory duty is official misconduct," referring to Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-401. Id. The interviewer asked whether that would be a civil claim, to which Commissioner Motl responded, "[n]o, it's criminal court." Id.
Tschida refrained from speaking further about Governor Bullock or the ethics complaint that he had filed during the remaining five days before Election Day. (Doc. 15 at 12.) The day before Election Day, Motl replied to all of the recipients of an email from Tschida's attorney, including around 90 legislators, reminding them that "ethics complaints are confidential by law." Id. at 11; Doc. 27 at 11; see also Doc. 31 at 15.
The day after Election Day, November 9, 2016, Motl executed a declaration with this Court in which he attested that he had not filed, and did not intend to file, a complaint with a county attorney regarding Tschida's disclosure of the complaint. (Doc. 27 at 9.) He further attested that he would neither act on, nor initiate, an ethics complaint filed against Tschida during the pendency of this action. Id.
Motl dismissed Tschida's ethics complaint against Governor Bullock on or about November 21, 2016. (Doc. 15 at 12.) Motl evaluated the complaint as "frivolous." (Doc. 15-9 at 6.) The dismissal of Tschida's complaint lifted the confidentiality requirement. Id. at 8.
Tschida asserts four claims for relief. Tschida first alleges that the confidentiality provision in Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4), violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Doc. 15 at 12-13.) This claim forms the focus of the parties' cross motions for summary judgment. (Docs. 18, 30.) The Court addresses the cross motions for summary judgment in a separate order. Tschida requests an award of nominal damages for his First Amendment claim. (Doc. 15 at 18.) Defendant's motion to dismiss at issue here does not implicate Tschida's First Amendment claim.
Second and third, Tschida alleges that Motl retaliated against him for exercising his right to free speech under both the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article II, §7 of the Montana Constitution. Id. at 13-16. Finally, Tschida alleges that the confidentiality provision in Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4), violates the speech and debate clause of Article V, § 8 of the Montana Constitution, as applied to speech by legislators in a legislative capacity. Id. at 17-18. On these claims, Tschida requests an award of compensatory and punitive damages as determined by a jury, and costs of litigation, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. Id. at 19.
A court must dismiss a complaint if it fails to "state a claim upon which relief can be granted." Fed. R. Civ. P 12(b)(6). The Court must consider all allegations of material fact as true and construed in a light most favorable to the plaintiff. Cahill v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co, 80 F.3d 336, 338 (9th Cir. 1996).
The doctrine of qualified immunity applies to "government officials performing discretionary functions." Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 (1982). The doctrine generally shields government officials from liability for civil damages "insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known." Id.
An official who relies on a statute that a reasonable official could believe to be constitutional remains immune from liability, even if the statute is later determined to be unconstitutional. See Grossman v. City of Portland, 33 F.3d 1200, 1209 (9th Cir. 1994). Similarly, Montana statutory law shields from civil liability an officer, agent, or employee of a governmental entity who acts in good faith in enforcing a law and without malice or corruption "and that law is subsequently declared invalid as in conflict with the constitution of Montana or the constitution of the United States." Mont. Code Ann. § 2-9-103(1).
When a defendant asserts qualified immunity in a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, "dismissal is not appropriate unless we can determine, based on the complaint itself, that qualified immunity applies." O'Brien v. Welty, 818 F.3d 920, 936 (9th Cir. 2016) (internal quotation omitted). This determination involves two inquires: "`(1) whether, taken in the light most favorable to the party asserting injury, the facts alleged show the officer's conduct violated a constitutional right; and (2) if so, whether the right was clearly established in light of the specific context of the case.'" Krainski v. Nevada ex rel. Bd of Regents of Nev. Sys. of Higher Educ., 616 F.3d 963, 968 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, 580 F.3d 949, 964 (9th Cir. 2009) (citing Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. 194, 201 (2001)).
The Court may begin the qualified immunity analysis by considering first "whether there is a violation of clearly established law without determining whether a constitutional violation occurred." Krainski, 616 F.3d at 969 (citing Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 241-242 (2009)). University police arrested Krainski based on statements from university staff and a student that Krainski had attacked another student with a pair of scissors. Krainski, 616 F.3d at 966-967. The arrest prompted university officials to place a disciplinary notation on Krainski's transcript. Id.
Krainski sued the university and various officials based, in part, on her claim that the disciplinary notation violated her substantive due process rights. Id. at 967. The Ninth Circuit addressed only the second prong of the qualified immunity analysis of whether the placement of the disciplinary notation on Krainski's transcript by university officials clearly gave rise to a substantive due process violation in light of the specific context of the case. The Ninth Circuit rejected the idea and agreed with the district court that the university officials enjoyed qualified immunity. Id. at 970.
The Supreme Court in Pearson previously had deviated from the two-step sequence of Saucier. The Court determined that courts "should be permitted to exercise their sound discretion in deciding which of the two prongs of the qualified immunity analysis should be addressed first in light of circumstances in the particular case at hand." Pearson, 555 U.S. at 236. The Court reasoned that strictly following Saucier's two-step analysis "departs from the general rule of constitutional avoidance." Id. at 241. To require courts to address the violation of a constitutional right would run counter to the "older, wiser judicial counsel `not to pass on questions of constitutionality . . . unless such adjudication is unavoidable.'" Id. quoting Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372, 388 (2007) (Breyer, J., concurring) (quoting Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlin, 323 U.S. 101, 105 (1944)). This approach applies here.
The Court will analyze whether Tschida seeks to vindicate a clearly established right. A right is clearly established when its "contours [are] sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right." Anderson v. Creighton, 483 U.S. 635, 640 (1987). The Court first must "define the contours of the right allegedly violated in a way that expresses what is really being litigated," before determining whether a constitutional right was clearly established. LSO, Ltd. v. Stroh, 205 F.3d 1146, 1158 (9th Cir. 2000). The Court should define the right in a way that is neither "too general" nor "too particularized." Id.
The Court does not require a "case directly on point" to determine whether a right is clearly established, rather "existing precedent must have placed the statutory or constitutional question beyond debate." Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, 563 U.S. 731, 741 (2011). The Court attached qualified immunity to a defendant where the plaintiff asserted that a reasonable arrest pursuant to a material-witness warrant was unconstitutional. Id. This doctrine "gives government officials breathing room to make reasonable but mistaken judgments," and "protects `all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law.'" Id. at 743 (quoting Malley v. Briggs, 475 U.S. 335, 341 (1986) (affirming qualified immunity for state trooper who applied for arrest warrants).
The parties do not dispute that Motl performed discretionary functions of his office as Commissioner of Political Practices at the time that he made his comments in the radio interview. See Harlow, 457 U.S. at 818. The Court first examines how to define properly the allegedly violated right at issue here. LSO, 205 F.3d at 1158. The Court then examines whether that right was clearly established. See O'Brien, 818 F.3d at 936; Pearson, 555 U.S. at 241-242.
A. What right of Tschida's did Motl allegedly violate?
Not surprisingly, Motl frames Tschida's allegedly violated right narrowly, while Tschida frames his right broadly. Motl frames the issue as "the right of a complainant to distribute an ethics complaint prior to a probable cause determination was not `clearly established.'" (Doc. 27 at 16.) Tschida contends that the "appropriate question is whether a citizen has a First Amendment right to publish criticism of government officials without being threatened by a prosecutor with criminal sanctions." (Doc. 36 at 16.)
Qualified immunity is not meant to be analyzed in terms of a "`general constitutional guarantee,'" but rather the application of general constitutional principles "`in a particular context.'" LSO, 205 F.3d at 1158 (quoting Todd v. United States, 849 F.2d 365, 370 (9th Cir. 1988)). The Court must define the allegedly violated right "`at the appropriate level of specificity before a court can determine if it was clearly established.'" Cousins v. Lockyer, 568 F.3d 1063, 1070 (9th Cir. 2009) (quoting Wilson v. Layne, 526 U.S. 603, 615 (1999)).
On the other hand, casting an allegedly violated right too particularly, "`would be to allow [the Officials], and future defendants, to define away all potential claims.'" LSO, 205 F.3d at 1158 (quoting Kelly v. Borg, 60 F.3d 664, 667 (9th Cir. 1995)). The appropriate level of specificity "define[s] the contours of the right allegedly violated in a way that expresses what is really being litigated." LSO, 205 F.3d at 1158.
In LSO, Lifestyles Organization, Limited ("LSO"), an organization that hosts an annual erotic art exhibition, alleged that California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officials discriminated against it. LSO, 205 F.3d at 1150. LSO alleged that the department threatened the host convention center with the loss of its liquor license if it allowed LSO to display its art on its premises. Id. LSO broadly cast the allegedly violated right at issue as "the right to be free from content-based discrimination." Id. at 1158. The Ninth Circuit reframed the issue more specifically to whether "it was clear that LSO had the right to exhibit non-obscene art on the premises of an [Alcoholic Beverage Control] licensee free of interference from state officials, even though some of the art fell within the proscriptions of a state liquor regulation governing expressive content at licensed establishments." Id.
The Court determined that the department officials were not entitled to qualified immunity because "no reasonable official could have believed that [the state liquor regulation] could constitutionally be employed to impede LSO's right to display non-obscene art on the premises of an ABC licensee." Id. at 1160.
The plaintiff in Camarillo v. McCarthy, 998 F.2d 638, 640 (9th Cir. 1993), an HIV-positive inmate who was segregated from the general prison population, argued generally that "prison inmates have First Amendment rights, including freedom of association." The Ninth Circuit determined instead that the "relevant, properly particularized question" was whether "it was clearly established that inmates are entitled to be free from prison regulations that restrict their association with members of the general prison population." Camarillo, 998 F.2d at 640. The Court determined that the prison officials had not violated a clearly established constitutional right. Id. The Court held that the district court should have granted summary judgment for the defendants based on qualified immunity. Id.
Prison guards in Kelley v. Borg, 60 F.3d 664, 665-66 (9th Cir. 1995), allegedly failed to provide care to an inmate after he reported noxious fumes in his cell. The fumes later rendered the inmate unconscious. Kelley, 60 F.3d at 666. The defendants narrowly posited the right at issue: "[D]id plaintiff, after complaining about foul smells, have a clearly established right, then or now, for defendant correctional officers to immediately remove him from his cell in the Security Housing Unit during a lock down, when they first were required to at least inform their superior officer that they needed to remove an inmate, be it any inmate, from his cell?" Id. at 667.
The Ninth Circuit recognized that framing the issue with reference to such specifically detailed facts would permit defendants "to define away all potential claims." Id. The Court determined that the magistrate judge correctly had defined the prisoner's right, under the Eighth Amendment, to have prison officials not be "deliberately indifferent to serious medical needs." Id. at 666. The Court also affirmed the magistrate judge's ruling that the right was clearly established, and, therefore, qualified immunity was not available to the officials. Id.
The Ninth Circuit rejected formulations in each case, LSO, Camarillo, and Kelley, that failed to "express[] what is really being litigated." LSO, 205 F.3d at 1158. Courts have defined the right at issue more appropriately in two similar cases that provide helpful insight to this analysis. See Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia, 435 U.S. 829 (1978); Stilp v. Contino, 613 F.3d 405 (3d Cir. 2010).
The Supreme Court framed the question in Landmark as "whether the First Amendment permits the criminal punishment of third persons who are strangers to the inquiry, including the news media, for divulging or publishing truthful information regarding confidential proceedings of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission." Landmark, 435 U.S. at 837. The Court recognized the chilling effect of potential criminal prosecutions against third-parties under these circumstances. The Supreme Court set forth in an appendix that 49 jurisdictions had established some mechanism to inquire into judicial misconduct. Id. at 846 (Appendix). With the sole exception of Puerto Rico, all of the other jurisdictions imposed some type of confidentiality requirement. Id. The concept of confidentiality of these complaints warranted little discussion by the Court. In fact, the Court noted "that more than 40 states having similar commissions have not found it necessary to enforce confidentiality by use of criminal sanctions against nonparticipants." Id. at 841. This threat of criminal sanctions against third-parties for violating confidentiality prompted the Supreme Court to determine, however, that the statute at issue violated the First Amendment. Id. at 845.
The Third Circuit defined the issue in Stilp as "whether, under the First Amendment, the state may subject Stilp to civil sanction or criminal punishment for publicly disclosing his own complaint and the fact that he has filed it—or intends to file it—with the State Ethics Commission." Stilp, 613 F.3d at 406. Stilp fancied himself as a government watchdog who took great pride in "publicly protesting actions of public officials with Pennsylvania state government." Id. Stilp sought to publicize the fact that he would be filing a complaint with the state ethics commission. Id. The court ultimately determined that the confidentiality statute at issue violated the First Amendment. Id. at 415.
These cases demonstrate that Tschida frames the issue too broadly. The parties do not dispute whether a First Amendment right to criticize the government exists. It does. Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4), does not prohibit speech critical of government officials. The statute does not bar complainants from publicly expressing the substance of their allegations. The matter at issue involves whether Tschida possessed a clearly established right to speak publicly about the fact that he had filed an ethics complaint in light of the confidentiality provision in Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4). This provision prohibits public disclosure before a probable cause determination. Id. This framing of the issue gets to the heart of the matter being litigated. LSO, 205 F.3d at 1158.
B. Was Tschida's right to speak publicly about the fact that he had filed an ethics complaint clearly established in light of a statute that prohibits disclosure?
Motl asserts that Tschida possessed no clearly established right to disclose the filing of his ethics complaint before a probable cause determination. (Doc. 27 at 17.) Motl argues that he was "entitled to rely on duly-enacted statutes." Id. He asserts that he reasonably believed the constitutionality of Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136. Id. The Montana Legislature originally passed the statute in 1995. The legislature amended Section (4) in 1997 and 2001. Section (4)'s constitutionality has not been challenged before this case. The parties aim to determine the constitutionality of the statute in their cross motions for summary judgment.
No Supreme Court precedent exists on this exact issue. Landmark's focus on criminal punishment of third parties who divulge information from confidential judicial conduct proceedings differs from Montana's confidentiality provision that applies directly to the person who filed the complaint. Landmark, 435 U.S. at 837. Ninth Circuit precedent, Lind v. Grimmer, 30 F.3d 1115 (9th Cir. 1994), likewise differs. There the statute at issue related to campaign finance complaints and required confidentiality throughout the entire process—permanently if the commission found no probable cause. Lind, 30 F.3d at 1117. Montana's ethics complaint statute requires confidentiality only until a probable cause determination can be made. Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4).
Other jurisdictions have reached differing outcomes on confidentiality provisions in ethics and judicial conduct statutes. For example, the Third Circuit in Stilp upheld an injunction that foreclosed future enforcement of a statute that allowed for civil and criminal punishment for violating confidentiality requirements of an ethics investigation on basis that it violated the First Amendment. Stilp, 613 F.3d at 415. The confidentiality provision subjected a violator to "civil sanction or criminal punishment" for publicly disclosing his own complaint. Id. at 406. The criminal penalty allowed for up to five years of imprisonment. Id. at 407.
The Second Circuit took a different approach in Kamasinski v. Judicial Review Council, 44 F.3d 106 (2d Cir. 1994). The court determined that a statute that prohibited disclosure of a judicial misconduct complaint before the commission could make a probable cause determination comported with the First Amendment. Kamasinski, 44 F.3d at 111. The Second Circuit recognized as compelling the state's asserted interests in preventing harassment of judges from frivolous complaints and encouraging inferior or incompetent judges to resign voluntarily. Id.
The Court agrees that Motl reasonably relied on the constitutionality of the statute under these circumstances. Similar to the Connecticut statute in Kamasinski, Montana's confidentiality provision applies only until the Commissioner makes a probable cause determination. Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4). This limited rule seeks to balance the speaker's First Amendment rights with the need to protect public officials from frivolous complaints. See Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(1)(b), (4); Kamasinski, 44 F.3d at 108, 111. Tschida's right to speak publicly about his ethics complaint before a probable cause determination remains subject to debate in light of the limited confidentiality provision of Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4). See Ashcroft, 563 U.S. at 741.
Resolution of this debate will require the Court to analyze the confidentiality provision in light of the Ninth Circuit's decision in Lind, and decisions by other courts in Stilp, Kamasinski, and Landmark. At this stage, however, the Court needs to determine only whether the constitutionality of the confidentiality provision in Montana's public ethics statute remains subject to debate. Tschida argues that Motl's threat of criminal prosecution "greatly exceeded the bounds of § 2-2-136" and thereby moves Motl's conduct beyond the bounds of qualified immunity. (Doc. 36 at 21.) This inquiry seems to lie outside the scope of the Ninth Circuit's two-part O'Brien test for qualified immunity. O'Brien, 818 F.3d at 936; Krainski, 616 F.3d at 968. The Court nevertheless will address it.
The Ninth Circuit has determined that an official "who acts in reliance on a duly-enacted statute . . . is ordinarily entitled to qualified immunity." Grossman, 33 F.3d at 1209. The Court noted, however, that an official enforcing a statute in "a particularly egregious manner," or a manner in which a reasonable official "would recognize exceeds the bounds" of a statute will not be entitled to immunity even if no clear case law has declared the ordinance or the official's particular conduct unconstitutional. Id. at 1210.
Portland police officers in Grossman arrested and handcuffed Grossman for violating a city ordinance by protesting in a public park without a permit. Id. at 1202. Grossman sued the city and arresting officer for violating his First Amendment right to free speech. Id. The Ninth Circuit determined that the ordinance violated the First Amendment. Id. at 1207-08. The Court also determined, however, that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity because his actions were "`objectively legally reasonable'" under the ordinance. Id. at 1210 (quoting Harlow, 457 U.S. at 819.) Given the existence of the ultimately invalidated city ordinance, Grossman did not possess a clearly established First Amendment right to protest in the park without a permit. Tschida too lacks a clearly established First Amendment right to disclose his ethics complaint in light of the confidentiality provision. Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4).
The Ninth Circuit in Tarabochia v. Adkins, 766 F.3d 1115 (9th Cir. 2014), rejected a claim that Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers enjoyed qualified immunity when they violated a fisherman's clearly established Fourth Amendment right to be free from an unreasonable search. The officers stopped a commercial fisherman's truck on a public highway to check for compliance with fish and game laws without reasonable suspicion that he had violated any such law. Tarabochia, 766 F.3d at 1127. The statutes on which the officers relied for their assertion of qualified immunity authorized warrantless administrative searches, but did not provide for vehicle stops. Id. The officers could not rely upon the statutes to immunize their actions. Id.
Tschida argues that, like the fish and wildlife officers in Tarabochia, Motl exceeded the scope of his authority under Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136, by speaking about the ethics complaint during the interview. It appears, however, that Motl stayed within the proscriptions of Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(5). This section provides that the commissioner "may issue statements or respond to inquiries to confirm that a complaint has been filed, to identify against whom it has been filed, and to describe the procedural aspects and status of the case." Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(5). Motl responded to the interviewer's inquiries. Motl confirmed that Tschida's complaint had been filed. And Motl commented on the procedure and status of the case.
Tschida also argues that Motl's threat of criminal sanctions overstepped his authority to penalize violations of the statute. Under Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(2)(a), violations of the confidentiality provision could result in an administrative penalty in the range of $50 to $1,000. Tschida correctly notes that Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136, provides the Commissioner no authority to pursue an official misconduct prosecution or to impose criminal sanctions for violations of the confidentiality statute.
Motl never represented, however, that he could or would prosecute Tschida for official misconduct. Motl's comments that Tschida could be subject to punishment under the official misconduct statute, despite his inability to personally pursue such prosecution, appears to comport with the statutory scheme. Mont. Code Ann. § 45-7-401, provides that a public servant who "knowingly performs an act in an official capacity that the public servant knows is forbidden by law" could be charged with official misconduct. Tschida's intentional disclosure of the existence of his ethics complaint, knowing of the prohibition on disclosure contained in Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-136(4), potentially raises the question of official misconduct.
The Court may question Motl's judgment in commenting about the potential consequences of Tschida's disclosure of his ethics complaint given the circumstances of a high profile election season and his significant position as Commissioner of Political Practices. Officials enjoy "breathing room," however, to make "reasonable but mistaken judgments." Aschroft, 563 U.S. at 741. Motl's discussion regarding the potential consequences of official misconduct falls within the realm of correct and reasonable, but potentially mistaken judgments. Id.
Tschida lacked a clearly established constitutional right to speak about the existence of his ethics complaint. The statute calls for confidentiality. The confidentiality provision has never been challenged or ruled unconstitutional. The cloak of qualified immunity attached to Motl in this case.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 26) is GRANTED. Plaintiffs second, third, and fourth claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.


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I've been reading a lot in the Gospel of Mark lately. The more I read about Jesus the more captivated I am with his ministry. It's also been pretty convicting. There have even been times, as I imagine myself being there with Jesus, when I think that I would have been more comfortable hanging out with the Pharisees than I would with Jesus. That's scary! That's also why I'm going to spend the next few posts listing 10 Signs you'd be more comfortable with the Pharisees than with Jesus.
The list certainly isn't extensive, but it has helped me to guard against a Pharisaical heart and I hope it will do the same for you…
1. You can tell a sinner that unless he repents and believes he is going to hell, but you won't love him through the process of understanding the implications of these truths.
The Pharisees loved to tell people that they were sinners go to hell, but they refused to patiently love people as they wrestled with the implications of these truths. Jesus on the other hand, was willing to lovingly help sinners understand the implications of repentance and belief in the Gospel. Think about it, he never compromised His message and yet sinners felt safe around. The perfect example of this contrast is found in Mark 2:13-17:
13 And He went out again by the seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them. 14 As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him. 15 And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. 16 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?" 17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
The Pharisees had rightly condemned these people as sinners, but they were unwilling to help these people see their sin and repent. They didn't love them. Jesus, on the other hand, did love them. He warned them of the coming Kingdom of God and offered me salvation through repentance and belief in the Gospel (Mark 1:15) and he did all of this at a dinner part the Pharisees were boycotting.
If you would rather shout down, belittle, or boycott individuals then you probably would have been more comfortable hanging out the Pharisees than you would have with Jesus. On the other hand, if you love individuals enough that you will point out their sin (because it's dangerous to their soul) and lovingly confront them with the gospel over time then Jesus would have been your guy!
So here are some questions you need to ask yourself:
- Are you involved with any kind of evangelism? Or are you involved with isolationism, like the Pharisees?
- When you share the Gospel do you balance confrontation of sin with loving consideration? Would you have been invited to the taxpayers after party with Jesus, or would you have been holding picket signs with the Pharisees?
- When you share the gospel does it sound like Good News? Or, does it sound like a proclamation that you're better then the person you're talking to?
- Do you understand that you were dead in your sins apart from God's saving grace? Does this change anything about your life?


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[UPDATED] Did Sarah Palin Break Campaign Finance Laws During Visit to Lauderdale Airport?
In March, a political action committee for Sarah Palin twice [SEE NOTE BELOW] spent $7,321 to deice her private jet after it had landed at a Fort Lauderdale aiport, according to Federal Elections Commission reports cited in this Huffington Post article.
Problem: There is no need to deice a plane in South Florida. Not even during this season's relatively cold weather.
In fact, Greg Meyer, a spokesman for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, told me, "Our airport has no deicing equipment -- why would we need that in Fort Lauderdale?"
That's a question for the former governor of Alaska. But given what we know about Palin, we can make a few guesses.
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A more sinister explanation: Someone involved in the Palin PAC -- maybe even Palin herself -- is stealing from its coffers. If so, she could run into trouble with the FEC.
A more comical explanation, and the one that I'm pulling for: A South Floridian who works at the airport told Palin that her plane had to be deiced -- and she believed him. In fact, she fell for it so easily, the airport worker couldn't resist going back a second time to see if he could make another seven grand for deicing the plane.
It's not clear whether Palin landed at the regional airport or at the executive airport; I'm trying to reach the spokesperson for the latter. But Meyer told me it's very unlikely that that airport has deicing equipment either. "There'd be no need for it."
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vonlea Arabians in Vacaville, California, is an inspiration to anyone who has dreamed of breeding great Arabian horses and making a significant
contribution to the Arabian breed. The Whitakers — Dick and Gail, along with their daughter Anne Whitaker Keller — are proof that small breeders can make a huge impact on the Arabian breed. Like many families who are deeply immersed in Arabian horses, the Whitakers' Avonlea Arabians began with a girl's love of horses. "From the time she was little, Anne loved horses," says Gail. "We went through the stages of My Little Ponies, Breyer horses, and finally when she was eight, Dick said, 'Anne loves horses and that hasn't changed. I think I am going to buy her a horse.' So I tell my husband that he is the one who caused all of this horse stuff. We purchased a Half-Arabian pony
Left: Dick and Gail Whitaker with their daughter Anne Whitaker Keller, center. Right: The Whitakers' homebred stallion Onyx A (Sundance Kid V x Aliage SSA by El Chivas Regal), with trainer Josh Quintus. Josh rode Onyx A to unanimous 2015 Canadian National Champion Western Pleasure, 2014 Scottsdale Western Pleasure Champion, and 2014 U.S. National Reserve Champion Western Pleasure. Anne Keller rode Onyx to win 2015 and 2016 U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure AAOTR 19-36.
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who was just the right size for Anne at the time. She showed in the local schooling shows, and she was always very dedicated to the horses and spent as much as time as she could at the barn." Tired of driving back and forth to the boarding stable, Dick and Gail purchased a small 10 acre farm and a second Arabian horse. Anne attempted a couple of local Class A shows with her Half-Arabian
grow over the years, I agreed." Anne scoured every Arabian breeder and training barn in California
pony, but she quickly realized that she didn't have the horse necessary to
and ended up at Royal Oaks Arabians in Santa
compete on that level. "In 1998 my daughter asked if we could move up to a
Ynez. Brian Murch and Bill Porcher were training
better horse," says Dick Whitaker. "Having watched her unwavering passion
there at that time. The Whitakers purchased a 3 b AVONLEA ARABIANS b WORLD
mare that was owned by Brian and Melanie Murch, Aliage SSA (El Chivas Regal x Halali Encendere), to be Anne's western horse. They planned to use her as a broodmare after her show career. "Melanie and I spotted Aliage as a weanling in a pasture in Buellton, California," says Brian. "They shook a little something at her and Melanie and I went nuts over her. She just looked 'breedy' to me. She had crazy shape to her neck and she looked she would grow up to be a good performance horse and a beautiful halter horse, too." "After having 'backyard horses' growing up, my dad was shocked by the prices of National-quality Arabian horses," Anne says. "Since we were looking at mares and stallions for my show horse, he decided that he wanted to start breeding Arabians. My parents have always loved animals and had raised German shepherd dogs before having children, so it wasn't too far of a stretch for us to breed Arabian horses." And Avonlea Arabians was born.
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Above and facing page: Anne Whitaker Keller and Onyx A.
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While BA Miss Mindy was busy in the breeding barn, Anne showed Aliage SSA for a few years with limited success. In 2003, Chris Culbreth, who was training Aliage, suggested that the Whitakers breed her. Her first filly by LBA Lodestar grew up to win Region 2 Western Pleasure Junior Horse and her second filly by TF Psymreekhe (Psymadre x Lappes Mreekhie) went on to win a Western Pleasure Championship at Scottsdale in the AOTR The name Avonlea Arabians was inspired by
division. "When it came to breeding Aliage a third time," Dick said, "Brett
the children's book, Anne of Avonlea, which Anne
Becker suggested that we breed her to Sundance Kid V (Desperado V x Sweet
grew up reading as a child. Not only was it a nod
Shalimar V)." Anne thoughtfully considered this cross and decided to give it a
to her childhood and her devotion to the horses, it
try. The first foal of that cross was a remarkable black colt, Onyx A.
conveyed a sense of elegance. "I have always strived
"I knew Onyx was a great horse from the beginning," says Brett Becker.
to breed elegance into our western pleasure horses
"When that colt was born at our place I knew they had hit a home run. He
and I wanted a name that epitomized that," Anne
came back at two and a half years of age to go into training. He won at his
says. "We had no idea at the time we named the farm what it was going to turn into." Of course, having one broodmare does not a breeding program make, so the Whitakers set out to find another National-level show mare for their new program. They returned to Royal Oaks, but this time they were looking for a hunter. "Brian said he had the perfect horse for us," says Anne. "And she was in foal so we would have a foal to validate our breeding program." That mare was BA Miss Mindy (Huckleberry Bey x Kaiyoums Medley) and she was in foal to LBA Lodestar (Fame VF X LBA Anastasia). The resulting foal was Navigator A, who set the bar high. Under the guidance of trainer Brett Becker, he was 2002 U.S. National Reserve Champion Western Pleasure Futurity. The following year, he was the unanimous Champion Western Pleasure Junior Horse. He even carried Anne to her first National Championship at her first National event in 2005, before the Whitakers sold him. BA Miss Mindy's next foal, Psyanne A (by Psymadre) would also achieve showring success. She was second in her class as a yearling halter horse at Scottsdale and two years later she was U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure Futurity. The Whitakers wisely decided to retain Psyanne as a broodmare.
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Anne aboard Onyx A's full sister, Omnia A (Sundance Kid V x Aliage SSA), 2014 U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure Maturity AAOTR and 2012 U.S. National Reserve Champion Western Pleasure Futurity.
Top left and right: Psyanne A (by Psymadre), whose dam, BA Miss Mindy, was the second mare purchased by the Whitakers. Her second foal for them was Psyanne A who went on to win U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure Futurity horse and was retained as a broodmare. Right: Navigator A (LBA Lodestar x BA Miss Mindy), was 2002 U.S. National Reserve Champion Western Pleasure Futurity and 2003 unanimous champion Western Pleasure Junior Horse with trainer Brett Becker. Navigator A also carried Anne to her first National Championship in 2005.
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first show — snaffle bit futurity at Santa Barbara. And then he was 2009 U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure Futurity, 2010 Canadian National Champion Western Pleasure Junior Horse, and 2010 U.S. National Reserve Champion Junior Horse. Anne also won U.S. National Champion in the Western Pleasure Maturity that
horse stuff so I just moved him along." In 2011, Onyx, now five years old,
same year. I figured he was done doing the junior
won the prestigious title of U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure open with Brett. "He will always have a special place in my heart," Brett says. "He is a very nice horse. He has gone on and won some more prizes and that is awesome." In the years since, Onyx was the unanimous 2015 Canadian National Champion Western Pleasure, 2014 Scottsdale Western Champion, and 2014 U.S. National Reserve Champion Western Pleasure with Josh Quintus. And if that wasn't enough he also was 2015 and 2016 U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure AAOTR 19-36 with Anne Keller.
Onyx A and Brett Becker were a formidable team at the start, winning 2009 U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure Futurity, 2010 Canadian National Champion Western Pleasure Junior Horse, and 2010 U.S. National Reserve Champion Junior Horse. In 2011 Onyx and Brett won the prestigious title of U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure open. 8 b AVONLEA ARABIANS b WORLD
Anne and Onyx A are pictured here winning 2016 U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure AAOTR 19-35. 9 b AVONLEA ARABIANS b WORLD
Now that Onyx has nothing left to prove as a show horse, the emphasis is shifting toward his breeding career. "When I first met JT Keller he said that Onyx's showring success wouldn't translate into breeding fees until the foals were on the ground," Dick says. "I thought if you had a winning stallion the mare owners would just come, but Anne agreed that it was all about his foals, so we began purchasing mares to breed exclusively to Onyx." "I've spent a lot of time focusing on what I think the best crosses would be for our mares," says Anne. "And now I am concentrating on the best crosses for Onyx. So far, Onyx has crossed well with a wide variety of mares. He has been bred to daughters of some prestigious sires including *Khadraj NA (Ponomarev x Khatreena NA), Versace (Fame VF x Precious As Gold), Psymadre (Padrons Psyche x Tomorrows Dream), and Enzo (Padrons Psyche x RD Bey Shahmpane). He has even crossed well with more 'outside of the box' mares including a Paint mare and an Egyptian-bred mare. All have been really nice. As we see more foals we may narrow it down, but as of right now, we haven't had anything that we didn't think worked — it's just a matter of how well it worked."
left: Slate A (Onyx A x Psyanne A), was 2016 U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure Futurity, shown by JT Keller. Even though Slate is very young, there is broad consensus that he may be even better than his sire.
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The first Onyx A foal crop of three foals are now four years old. Two of the three, Nnoir A (x Psyanne A), pictured above with Josh Quintus, and Varvatos A (x Gianni Versace VF), were 2016 U.S. Top Ten in the very competitive AWPA $100,000 futurity in Tulsa.
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Josh Quintus observes, "Like all of the good Sundance sons, Onyx has
was 2016 U.S. National Champion Western
great shape to his neck and is really handsome. And he's just a very superior
Pleasure Futurity with JT Keller. Even though
athlete the way he moves from back to front. He is very cadenced and
Slate is very young, there is broad consensus that
smooth. When you ride him you can feel how much power he has, and what
he may be even better than his sire. The 2016
little effort is required. He is one of those very special horses who can round
U.S. National judge Jeremy Harper said, "I loved
his back up and step up underneath himself. Onyx has a lot of potential as a
the colt that JT showed in the futurity. I think
sire. He is going to put great shape on the necks and very strong bodies. He's
he is going to be better than Onyx. That's a good
been bred several different ways and they all resemble him to some extent,
thing for Onyx because he is out-siring himself.
which is very nice. It's going to take a while to get a large number of foals on
He is going to be a great breeding horse. We are
the ground, but the first few have sure turned out well. There hasn't been a
going to breed a couple of mares to him next year."
bad one."
Adds Josh Quintus, "Both Slate, that JT showed,
The first Onyx A foal crop of three foals are now four years old. Two
and his older sister Nnoir that I showed last year,
of the three, Nnoir A (x Psyanne A) and Varvatos A (x Gianni Versace VF),
can effortlessly step up underneath themselves,
were U.S. Top Ten in the very competitive AWPA $100,000 futurity in Tulsa
which is typical of the Onyx babies. All you have
this year. The third, SMA Miss Canada (x Khalista PGA), did not compete
to do is train them to shape their necks and hold
at the U.S. Nationals but was a regional champion. His second foal crop,
their frames. They just kind of bounce off of all
numbering four, are now three-year-olds. Of them, Slate A (x Psyanne A),
four corners."
Facing page and above: Onyx A … "Onyx has a lot of potential as a sire. He is going to put great shape on the necks and very strong bodies …" says Josh Quintus.
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Anne's husband, trainer JT Keller, has a front row seat to observe the
in training, and so like many, we just didn't breed.
potential of the Onyx foals. He has started and trained the first ones and
We don't have a huge farm in California and my
has the majority of the next wave of training-age foals in his barn. He said,
parents and I all have jobs outside of the horse
"His foals tend to have more bone, body, and size than he does. Bloodlines
industry, so we couldn't breed twenty mares and
are important and winning is important, but it is the offspring that tell you
run them out on large pastures. Besides, my
what a sire can do." Everybody got a pretty good sense of that when the first
mother would bubble wrap all of the foals if she
Onyx foals showed at the U.S. Nationals this year. "Now that this year's two-
could!" Anne's father added, "This year was our
year-olds are coming in, I feel that we are going to be extremely competitive
biggest foal crop at three. And next year we will
in the national futurity and the AWPA futurity for the next several years.
have a total of five, which is by far our biggest
I'm not saying we are going to win every time, but we are going to have a
foal crop."
darn good product out there," says JT. "A lot of the horses we used to work
In spite of the small numbers, it's clear
were weak behind and some were fragile minded and too sensitive. It seems
that Avonlea's contributions to the breed have
that the Onyx get are going to be much simpler to train because they are
been impressive, due in large part to their clear
stronger, put together better and still have great necks with great quality of
vision and disciplined approach. "Even when the
movement. They can bend their necks and step under themselves. The small
Whitakers were first starting, everything was a well
sampling of three- and four-year-olds show this. For example, a filly out of
thought out process," says Brian Murch. "It's fun
Enzia FMA (Enzo x Sue Bees Honey) just came in. Enzia is a very good mare,
to be around people who enjoy it and are doing
but she is built long and is short-legged and her neck is a little straight. Her
it for the right reasons. Aliage's breeding success,
Onyx filly is big, short-backed, has a great shoulder, a good shape to her
guided by the Whitakers, has been phenomenal.
neck and is darned near halter quality. There is also a Half-Arab colt that is
It amazes me when you look at the Whitakers'
out of sight. Then there is the black colt out of a *Khadraj NA daughter that
winning percentage."
is outstanding. There's another one out of a Versace daughter and another
"The Whitakers are pretty quiet and they have
that's a full sibling to Slate A. There are about fifteen coming three-year-olds
kind of flown under the radar," adds JT. "They
this season."
are very humble and workmanlike breeders."
Anne smiles as she describes Onyx, "If had to pick one word to describe
The importance of small breeders in the Arabian
Onyx it would be dynamic. He is a character, a real ham with a ton of
breed cannot be overemphasized yet many don't
personality and intellignce. He thinks very highly of himself and thinks
get the recognition they deserve. But that won't
everything should be about him — and I agree! Winning as much as he
be the case with the Whitakers — thanks to savvy
has, has only reinforced these feelings about himself. He knows when they
breeding decisions, and the handsome black
announce the reserve champion, that he should be called next as champion!
stallion, Onyx A, Avonlea Arabians is poised to
He has no problem expressing his displeasure if it's not him. He gets upset if
become one of the most important breeders of
the trailer leaves for a show and he is not on it. He gets upset if the breeding
Arabian western pleasure horses now and well into
truck comes and it is not coming for him. But he is also really sweet. He'll
the future.
lay his head on your shoulder so he can get scratched. He'll lick your palm to make sure he got every last crumb of his horse cookie. He'll let young children crawl all over him. He always seems to know exactly when to
Facing page: Onyx A … "I loved the
turn on his sweet side and when to turn into a 'study' stallion full of snort
colt that JT showed in the futurity.
and blow." "Our focus has always been on quality not quantity," continues Anne.
I think he is going to be better than Onyx. That's a good thing for Onyx because he is out-siring himself,"
"Up until last year we only had one or two foals every year. And some years
said 2016 U.S. National judge
we didn't breed at all. It either didn't work out, or we had too many horses
Jeremy Harper.
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