W. Va. Racing Commission v. Lawrence Reynolds

BENJAMIN, Justice:

Petitioner West Virginia Racing Commission (“the Commission”) appeals the September 2, 2014, order' of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County that reversed the Commission’s order that suspended the occupational permit of each of seven respondent jockeys for thirty days and imposed a fine of $1,000 éach for violating a rule governing horse racing. After review of the circuit court’s order, the assignments of error, the applicable law, and pertinent portions of the appendix, for the reasons stated below, we reverse the circuit court’s order. 1 ;

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND