The owner of a Minot airport hobby shop is appealing the ruling of a federal judge in a case alleging racial discrimination by the City of Minot.

On Nov. 2, Judge Daniel Hovland ruled against Eva Lucke, who had sued in March 2016, alleging discriminatory commercial lease terms by the city for airport property rented to Minot Aviation, a family-owned experimental aircraft and hobby business. Lucke is a naturalized American citizen, born in Chile.

The court determined Lucke presented no direct evidence of racial discrimination and failed to meet the burden of proof. Lucke filed an appeal Nov. 29 to the Eighth District Court of Appeals. Defendants in the case are the City of Minot, Minot Municipal Airport and former airport director Andrew Solsvig.