{"id":581,"date":"2013-09-25T16:54:25","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T21:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=581"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:35:47","slug":"eighth-circuit-issues-decision-in-pig-show-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2013\/09\/25\/eighth-circuit-issues-decision-in-pig-show-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Eighth Circuit Issues Decision in Pig Show Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">**This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.**<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit decided a case today involving a ban enacted to prevent a 4-H member from showing pigs in South Dakota after allegations of cheating.<\/p>\n<p>A 15-year old 4-H member showed a belted barrow to 4-H Show Reserve Grand Champion and FFA Show Grand Champion honors at the 2011 South Dakota State Fair.\u00a0 Shortly after her wins, allegations began to fly that the pig did not belong to the 4-H member and, instead, was a different belted pig that had been shown at another State Fair.\u00a0 The abusive allegations became so severe that the 4-H member deleted her Facebook page and her parents sought help in stopping the abuse from the county extension office.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly\u00a0thereafter, the South Dakota State University Extension\u00a0Service held a meeting and issued a letter to the 4-H member barring her from showing livestock at 4-H shows because she &#8220;misrepresented ownership&#8221; of her barrow.\u00a0 The 4-H member received no notice of the meeting or opportunity to present evidence in her defense before being banned and was denied the opportunity to appeal this decision.\u00a0 Her father, on her behalf, filed suit against the South Dakota Extension Service (&#8220;SDES&#8221;) and related state officials.\u00a0 The lawsuit sought a preliminary injunction to prevent the 4-H member from being barred from showing because her constitutional right to due process was violated.\u00a0 The Court sided with the 4-H member and issued the injunction, which prohibited the ban from being enforced against the 4-H member.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/pig-show.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-582 aligncenter\" alt=\"pig show\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/pig-show-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/pig-show-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/pig-show-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/pig-show-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/pig-show-175x175.jpg 175w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/pig-show-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/pig-show.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Defendants appealed the decision and sought a stay of the injunction, essentially requesting that the ban remain in place until the lawsuit was finished.\u00a0 The 4-H member argued that if she were not allowed to compete in the 2012 show season, she would be damaged.\u00a0 The court agreed with the 4-H member and denied the stay.\u00a0 She was allowed to show during 2012.\u00a0 Today, the Eighth Circuit affirmed this decision.\u00a0 Importantly, although the Eighth Circuit found that the 4-H member will likely be successful on the merits of her Due Process claim, it did not, in fact, rule on the merits at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>In order for a Due Process claim to exist, there must be a protected interest in life, property or liberty at stake.\u00a0 The\u00a0Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the 4-H member is likely to succeed in proving that her\u00a0participation in the\u00a0state-sponsored 4-H organization and livestock competitions is a right or status protected under the Due Process Clause.\u00a0 &#8220;The record clearly demonstrates that the ban deprived [the 4-H member] of the opportunity to participate in a public program that was important to her education and career development and from which she had obtained significant personal income.&#8221;\u00a0 In reaching this decision, the Court reasoned that participation in 4-H activities is more similar to participation in college athletics (for which due process rights apply) than high school interscholastic or extracurricular school activities (to which rights do not apply) because of the potential economic rewards.\u00a0 &#8220;4-H participation, unlike most high school athletics, is a career-oriented program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Because the Court found that\u00a0that the 4-H member was likely to succeed in proving that 4-H\u00a0activities\u00a0is a constitutionally protected interest, the requirements of the Due Process Clause\u00a0would be\u00a0applicable.\u00a0 Here, the Court reasoned, the 4-H member was afforded no process at all.\u00a0 She was not informed punishment was being considered, she had no opportunity to be heard, she was given no right to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The Court also found that the 4-H member suffered irreparable harm that entitled her to the injunction.\u00a0 Specifically, the Court noted that the ban would have caused the 4-H member to suffer &#8220;loss of educational and professional opportunities&#8221; 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