United States Sixth Circuit

Ohio statutory provisions governing the allocation of proceeds from simulcast horse racing does not effectuate a taking for Fifth Amendment purposes, and does not otherwise run afoul of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/15/2004
• Published 01/15/2004

Judges

• Before:  SUHRHEINRICH, COLE, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William T. Maloney (argued and briefed), Maloney, McHugh & Kolodgy, Toledo, OH, John D. Smith (argued and briefed), John D. Smith Co., L.P.A., Springboro, OH, Jack M. Lenavitt (briefed), Lenavitt Law Offices, Toledo, OH, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shawn J. Organ (argued and briefed), Jones Day, Ronald E. Laymon (briefed), Jones Day, Thomas J. Rocco (briefed), Office of the Attorney General of Ohio, Columbus, OH, Orla E. Collier III, N. Victor Goodman (briefed), Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, Columbus, OH, John J. Chester, Karen S. Hockstad (briefed), Chester, Willcox & Saxbe, Columbus, OH, for Appellees.