. >> in the early '80s, don gibson was a young law student in l.a.d the doorman, who was white. very muscular, well-built man. i took out my california i.d. card. he said, no, you need a membership card. i said, where can i get a membership card? i didn't know you needed one. ben and greg walked up to the same doorman. no questions asked, they were let in. they came back out, they were so incensed, so upset. this is los angeles, a diverse community, and here is this blatant racism being carried out by this nightclub right in my neighborhood. we approached the doorman. and they pointed to me and said, he was denied admission because he was black. the doorman looked at me and said, no, he was denied admission because he did not have a membership card. and they put out their hands, which had been stamped showing they were admitted, and they said, neither did we. and his jaw dropped. and at that point, we said, you'll be hearing more from us. >> they filed a complaint. >> two different state agencies were investigating allegations of racial discriminatio