WILMINGTON, Del. — Popular Boulder-based burrito chain Illegal Pete's is taking the Delaware Secretary of State's office to federal court over the denial of a limited liability corporation application. The state found the company's name offensive.
Illegal Pete's Inc. named Deputy Secretary of State Kristopher Knight and the Margaret Magnusen, the Secretary of State office's Corporations Section Manager, in their official capacities as defendants in this federal case.
9NEWS has left voicemail requests for comment for both the Delaware Secretary of State's office and Illegal Pete's. We will update this post when we hear back.
According to court documents, the burrito chain claims Knight and Magnusen were violating the company's free speech rights by denying their application because their name was found "offensive." The chain also claims part of the reason for the rejection was based on a misreading of Delaware state code.
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Fight them all the way!!!!! Stand strong and stand firm!!!! I am with you as long as you fight the good fight!!!! No one else seems to give a shit about their lives or others, its great to see someone ACTUALLY standing up for their self or in the case for a company!!!! Everyone else just rolls over and complains about how you didn't fix the problem they caused...
ReplyDeleteIt would be cheaper for the CEO to just change his name to Illegal Pete than to fight it and he'd have the last laugh.
ReplyDeleteTheir motto:
ReplyDelete"It's So Good It Oughta Be Illegal!"