A California men’s rights advocate with a history of filing similar lawsuits, including one filed against Donald Trump’s club in Rancho Palos Verdes, has claimed in his latest action that he was denied access to a “Ladies Educational/Social Golf Clinic” held by Paso Robles GC in October 2017 and had to pay for drinks and golf-related charges that women received for free.
A California men’s-rights advocate known for filing lawsuits across the state has filed his latest complaint against a Paso Robles, Calif. golf club’s women-oriented promotion, The Tribune of San Luis Obispo, Calif. reported.
The plaintiff, Steve Frey, who filed a similar lawsuit against Donald Trump’s club in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., in 2010, filed a complaint in San Luis Obispo Superior Court on October 3, claiming that he wasn’t given equal access to the free drinks and equipment reserved for women when Paso Robles Golf Club held a “Ladies Educational/Social Golf Clinic” in October 2017, The Tribune reported.
It is unclear what damages Frye is seeking, The Tribune reported; his lawsuit states that because of the club’s “general negligence,” he has suffered unspecified general damages and is looking to recoup those as well as court costs and attorneys fees.
Frye could not be reached for comment, The Tribune reported, and his attorney, San Diego-based Daniel J. Williams, declined to immediately comment before speaking to his client. The Tribune also reported that its call to a representative for the golf club was not immediately returned.
Frye, of Orange County, Calif. has filed lawsuits across California over alleged discrimination against men at various private events, mostly businesses that offer “Ladies’ Night” promotions, The Tribune reported.
The National Coalition for Men listed him as a member in 2013, The Tribune reported.
In 2010, Frye sued then-private-businessman Trump over his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course offering 25% off to “ladies” for breast cancer awareness month, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In his lawsuit against the Paso Robles club, which names as defendants the golf club and two individuals associated with it, Frye alleges he was discriminated against in October 2017 because when the Ladies Educational/Social Golf Clinic was held, he and other men were:
- Denied access and participation to the “clinic.”
- Charged “for the same alcoholic beverage provided free to women.”
- Charged for the same range balls that women got for free.
- Charged for equipment that women received for free.
- Charged for golf instruction that women received for free.
- Charged a greens fee while women weren’t.
- Charged for carts that women received for free.
“By denying access and participation to men, including [Frye], and charging men for the same beverages, equipment, products, and services provided for free to women at a ‘Ladies Educational/Social Golf Clinic,’ defendants and each of [the named individuals], intentionally denied equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services to [Frye] based on his sex, which is prohibited by (the Unruh Civil Rights Act),” the complaint reads.
The Unruh Civil Rights Act, according to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, prohibits “discrimination in housing and public accommodations based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, or sexual orientation,” The Tribune reported.
“As revealed by [the golf club’s] description of the event as a ‘Ladies Educational/Social Golf Clinic,’ a substantial motivating reason for [the golf club’s] conduct was [Frye’s] sex,” the complaint adds.
A search of San Luis Obispo Superior Court records showed that Frye filed a lawsuit under the Unruh Civil Rights Act against the Galaxy Theater in Atascadero, Calif., The Tribune reported, and that case settled out of court for an unspecified amount, according to court records.
A case management conference has been scheduled in the golf club case for January 2020, The Tribune reported.
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