BALIGA v. INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION JOSEPH BALIGA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:21-cv-00472-JRS-TAB ) MICHAEL SMITH, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) Order on Motion for Summary Judgment I. Introduction This is an administrative procedure case. The Court has previously, (ECF No. 46), described the facts, which, aside from motive, are uncontested. In short: Dr. Joseph Baliga, a veterinarian, worked with racehorses, until, one day in September 2016, a racetrack security guard claimed he saw Baliga dope a horse. Thus began a years-long saga of administrative…