Vince McMahon's motion has been denied.
Judge Jeffrey Meyer has ruled to deny Vince McMahon's motion to enforce the court ordered stay in the lawsuit filed by Janel Grant.
On July 16th, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics and John Pollock of POST Wrestling reported that lawyers for former WWE employee Janel Grant have filed a pre-action discovery petition against Dr. Carlon Colker and his clinic, Peak Wellness, Inc. Grant claims that she was sent to the clinic under the direction of Vince McMahon in November 2019 and received treatments that weren't disclosed to her, including pills and I.V. infusions.
McMahon filed a motion to enforce the court-ordered stay to prevent Grant from petitioning for the records. According to McMahon, Grant violated the federal stay order by seeking discovery against Dr. Colker and Peak Wellness.
From the filing:
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO ENFORCE COURT'S STAY ORDER (Doc. # 77). Defendant McMahon has filed a motion to enforce the Court's stay order, and the Court has received and reviewed various sealed filings with respect to the motion. The motion stems from a bill of discovery action initiated by plaintiff Grant in Connecticut state court against certain non-parties to this action. 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 be 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. Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 8/6/2024. (Lewis, D) (Entered: 08/06/2024)
On May 30, Grant agreed to pause the lawsuit for six months while the federal investigation continued against McMahon.
Fightful will continue to update fans on the lawsuit as more is known.
