(SALT LAKE CITY)—The Utah Highway Patrol is asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was pulled over and her car searched because of her race. In a response to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last week, the Utah Attorney General’s office said UHP trooper Brian Bairett did nothing improper when he stopped Sherida Felder’s car in Iron County in November 2008. The San Diego resident Felder, a black woman from San Diego, was headed to Colorado to see her grandson, with two of her grandson’s friends when she was pulled over. In her lawsuit, Felder claimed that she was pulled over because she, Elija Madyun, and Delarryon Hansend are black. They claim Bariett violated her civil rights. The UHP has asked a federal court to dispute this claim and award it court costs for defending the claim. The search of the vehicle was caught by UHP’s dash cam and depicts the officer arguing with Felders after she refused to consent to the search. Meanwhile, Felder, Madyn and Hansend were forced to stand near a fence while a drug dog searched their car for narcotics. Bairett acknowledged no drugs were found while everything he removed was carefully put back in its place according to a court document written by assistant Utah Attorney General David Wolf. Bairett also said he told Felder she was free to go and denies any charges of mistreatment against her. The case is set for a hearing in federal court next month and if no settlement is reached, it will be set for trial.