A motion filed by Vince McMahon’s legal representatives to enforce a stay order in the Janel Grant has been shot down by a judge.
On Tuesday, Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer filed his ruling regarding an attempt by McMahon’s reps to prevent Grant’s team from seeking electronic medical records from Dr. Carlon Colker at the Connecticut-based Peak Wellness clinic.
Meyer’s ruling stated:
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.
Meyer conveyed in his ruling that the stay doesn’t oversee actions being sought in state court, which is the venue where Grant has pursued the medical records. The federal investigation is attached to attorneys working in the Southern District of New York.
Last month, Grant filed a pre-action discovery petition against Colker and his clinic seeking full medical records regarding her treatment, which began around November 2019. Previous records shared with Grant were said to be “incomplete” and “inaccurate”, according to Grant’s filing.
McMahon’s team argued that the stay to allow for a federal investigation should prevent Grant’s team from seeking the medical records, which they believe would directly enhance their civil suit against McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE.
Neither Colker nor Peak Wellness are listed as defendants in the civil suit, and Grant is not suing Colker or the clinic.
The stay on the lawsuit is set to expire on December 11, 2024.
