On July 20, 2017, Kristen Lindsey and her attorney Brian W. Bishop headed back to court to dispute the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners’ (the “Board”) Final Decision and Order signed and entered on October 20, 2016.
Facebook: Tiger’s Justice Team News posted the update August 4
“Plaintiff appeared through her attorney of record, Brian W. Bishop, and announced ready. Defendant, the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (Board) appeared through its attorney of record, Assistant Attorney General Ted A. Ross, Office of the Attorney General, and announced ready.
After considering the pleading and the administrative record, the parties’ briefing, the arguments of counsel, and applicable law, the Court is of the opinion that the Final Order should be and is hereby AFFIRMED. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, JUDGED, AND DECREED that the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Final Decision and Order signed and entered on October 20, 2016, is AFFIRMED in all respects.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, JUDGED, AND DECREED that all claims for relief not expressly addressed herein are DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, JUDGED, AND DECREED that Plaintiff shall bear all costs in this proceeding.
This Final Judgment disposes of all parties and all claims pending before the Court and is a final and appealable judgment.
Signed this 25th day of July 2017.
JUDGE PRESIDING
KARIN CRUMP”
In simple language, Lindsey lost, she’s responsible for the court costs and Bishop has already filed an appeal in the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals with Case Number 03-17-00513-CV. KL or her parents are forking out a fortune on costs on this case. And the appeal has to be questionable because it is likely to fail and it simply puts the matter before the public again.
Not only does Lindsey feel she’s done nothing wrong (click here for PoC article) by killing Tiger, she also doesn’t comprehend this case achieved global attention. It’s highly unlikely a veterinary clinic would hire her on and with the court costs falling on her shoulders, Lindsey may be financially unstable for years.
This news has made me a very happy bunny! Oh on second thoughts maybe not a bunny she probably hates those as well and I might end up speared by God knows what! Let’s just say this news has made my day!
We all owe Lindsey a debt of gratitude for volunteering to be the poster child for animal abusers in our country.
Thank you for this update, Elisa. It was a while coming. The result is as I expected partly because a suspension of her license is already slightly lenient in the views of many who would like to have seen her banned for life from being a veterinarian.
I note that she is appealing the decision. I believe that it will fail. If I was her attorney I would advise her to keep quiet and lay low in order to try and get her life back on track. In some ways an appeal is useful for animal advocates because it keeps her in the public eye. This reminds the public of her misdeeds which hopefully will have a negative impact upon her remaining career as a veterinarian.
The US probably has 50 SVBs I don’t know if they are networked.
Most train wrecks like this take what amounts to a plea deal to avoid a full board hearing. This allows them to keep their license intact and sleaze off to cause mayhem elsewhere.
A judge in a courtroom does not usually have the authority to revoke that is the jurisdiction of state veterinary boards. A judge or jury could find her guilty of animal abuse in a criminal court and that would allow the board to suspend her license ( if it wasn’t already) You start to see how many fingers are in the pot and how Lindsey and her lawyers have been playing every one of them.
This case was a straightforward posted on FB act of animal cruelty where the cat was killed. It should have went to trail with no allowance to plead it out of animal cruelty and that would have given the SVB full authority to suspend her license. I don’t know if court fees can be discharged though bankruptcy but lawyer fees can. I can’t see the state collection on her unless the fees fall under the SVB rules.
Both Lindsey and her lawyer have abused the justice system and should be in jail.
Out of curiosity ME, why wasn’t she charged with a crime?
That was up to the District Attorney.
http://news.vin.com/vinnews.aspx?articleId=41760
A fact I hadn’t read before.
However, her actions are mitigated by the fact that the cat died instantaneously, and Tiger’s owners expressed a desire that Lindsey learn from her actions rather than lose her license, the recommendation said. The judges pointed out that Lindsey has no prior history of trouble with the board and poses a low risk to public health and safety.
So the owners didn’t go full bore on her. I see this in cases of gross veterinary negligence. If the owners of abused pets won’t go after the criminals, as per Sage the cat why should law enforcement.
She should never practice veterinary medicine again in her life!
Yes, this is where a lifetime ban is suitable. She just does not have the right mentality.
Hope she gets to live in a cardboard box.
She threw Tiger’s body in a garbage ditch. Guess where I think she belongs.
Hopefully she’ll keep petitioning, being rejected and end up in that box without even two cents to rub together, Elaine … whilst she has recurrent nightmares of ostracisation for life, for what she did to innocent Tiger. As my friend, Gloria has said: who could ever trust an animal in that woman’s presence? Surely, she has to be insane!
Thanks Lynn.