This one isn't in the bag

A follow up to one of our very first blog postings back on Mother's Day about the ridiculous controversy over the Angels giving bags away -- NOT TO MEN -- but actually to people who might use them:

A Santa Ana judge refused Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the Angels discriminated against men by giving tote bags to women during a Mother’s Day baseball game. Instead, Orange County Superior Court Judge Jonathan Cannon set a procedural hearing for Aug. 30.

The lawsuit, filed by Los Angeles psychologist Michael Cohn, claims thousands of men and fans under age 18 are each entitled to $4,000 in damages because they were treated unfairly during a promotion in May, 2005. Only women over 18 received the gifts.

The suit names as defendants the Angels and Corinthian Colleges, the parent company of the giveaway’s sponsor, Bryman College.

Cohn’s attorney, Alfred Rava, said the promotion was for all women over 18 and not just mothers, violating state discrimination laws. Defense lawyers plan to prove the promotion was for Mother’s Day and was not discriminatory.