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Federal judge Amit Mehta from the District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion on the lawsuit filed by the Public Integrity Project to halt the UFC White House card. The memorandum was filed on Friday, which denied the motion to establish a temporary restraining order to halt the event until the court can fully rule on the matters. The court indicated that the plaintiffs had not fully demonstrated standing—that is, the right to bring a lawsuit—or that they have suffered a demonstrable, actual harm that they would suffer should this show carry on.
In order to establish standing, the plaintiffs have to establish that they were or are about to be injured physically, financially, etc. They must also show a link between that injury and what they are suing about, to show the causal connection between the two. Finally, those parties have to allege that the court ruling on their side will protect them from that harm. On the first criteria, the court said the plaintiffs failed based on the lack of documentable injuries, and that this court would not hear a “generalized grievance.”
Hideous, grotesque and disgusting
The plaintiffs also claimed that the construction of the “Claw,” the stage and structure in which the UFC has erected to hold the fights, is causing them a form of injury. Calling the creation of steel and glass “hideous,” “grotesque” and “disgusting,” the plaintiffs expressed that this would “diminish the personal enjoyment” and “experience of beauty” of looking at the National Mall without this new creation in the way. The court found this venture also unsuccessful, as the parties have to be “directly affected” by what the UFC and government did.
The court also argued that the plaintiffs have not demonstrated that holding this fight card would cause the parties—and the populace at large—substantial harm that is practically guaranteed to happen. It cannot be imagined or perceived, and has to be expected or calculated properly. If the plaintiffs had actually wished to stop the harm done to them and other individuals, judge Mehta continued, they would have filed the suit much sooner than a week before the event. The fight card will proceed as scheduled, barring any weather complications on Sunday evening.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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