TED NUGENT Trial To Last Three Days, Possibly Longer

March 22, 2005

John S. Hausman of The Muskegon Chronicle has issued the following report:

The breach-of-contract lawsuit by flamboyant '70s rock star and Michigan-native-turned-Texan Ted Nugent against Muskegon Summer Celebration was set to go to trial today in the courtroom of 14th Circuit Judge Timothy G. Hicks.

Muskegon County court officials — unused to celebrity trials and impressed by public interest in Nugent's first appearance at last Friday's pretrial settlement conference — weren't sure what to expect Monday. Administrative staff Monday afternoon were discussing how to handle a large news-media and public presence, if there should be any.

Nugent is suing over the festival's cancellation of his planned June 2003 concert at Muskegon's Heritage Landing, after news reports that Nugent allegedly used derogatory racial words referring to blacks and Asians during a Denver live radio interview.

Before the trial began, Nugent said he intended to be in court each day of the trial. "I'm here because I believe in it," he said.

The trial is set for three days but may run longer.

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