A motion filed by Vince McMahon has been denied by Judge Jeffrey Meyer.
The ongoing lawsuit that accused McMahon of sexual misconduct and trafficking was initially put on pause for 6 months back in June shortly after the former Chairman, WWE and John Laurinaitis, who are all defendants in the case, filed for the case to go to arbitration. While it appeared that no further updates would be provided on the case until the end of December, Janel Grant, who has accused the defendants of the aforementioned charges, filed a petition related to obtain access to the following information from Dr. Carlon Colker and the clinic Peak Wellness Inc as Grant alledges that the clinic gave her unmarked pills with unknown doses:
- Plaintiff’s electronic medical records, including all associated metadata;
- Defendants’ recordkeeping and billing procedures;
- Payment records relating to Ms. Grant;
- Defendants’ payment arrangements with McMahon and/or the WWE;
- The purpose of Ms. Grant’s prescribed treatments;
- The substance of Ms. Grant’s prescribed treatments;
- Any communications between Dr. Colker and McMahon relating to Ms. Grant; and
- Dr. Colker’s involvement in recommending Ms. Grant’s attorney for negotiation of the purported non-disclosure agreement.
McMahon filed a motion to enforce the court-ordered stay in an attempt to deny Grant’s access, which Judge Meyer has denied:
“The Court does not interpret its entry of the stay order to apply to state court proceedings that are outside the scope of discovery prescribed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing the conduct of discovery in federal court litigation.”
“Federal district courts do not ordinarily regulate or sit in review of proceedings in state courts, and the Court’s stay order did not purport to extend to any state court proceedings. If there is any objection to state court proceedings, relief should in state court rather than in this Court. Accordingly, the Court DENIES defendant McMahon’s motion to enforce the Court’s stay order for failure to show that there has been a violation of the Court’s stay order. It is so ordered.”
Vince McMahon Lawsuit Continues
With the latest order denied, Grant’s team are able to continue to request evidence from the Peak Wellness Clinic and other sites they deem relevant to the case. Any further updates regarding a trial or if the case will go to arbitration will be known shortly before the end of the year.
McMahon’s attorney Jessica Taub Rosenberg has issued the following statement in response:
“Ms. Grant’s attempt to seek discovery in state court despite a stay in federal court exemplifies her consistently deceitful behavior and lack of integrity; we will, per the Federal Court’s order, continue to pursue a court order to stop her.”
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