Last month, Janel Grant filed a petition against Peak Wellness Inc. and the clinic’s owner, Dr. Carlon Colker, before the Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford to obtain medical records she received in November 2019.
Janel Grant’s federal lawsuit against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE has been postponed until December 11th at the request of the Department of Justice. On July 25, McMahon’s attorneys filed a motion to prevent Grant’s team from seeking medical records and enforce the federal court’s stay order.
On Tuesday, Judge Jeffrey Meyer denied Vince McMahon’s motion.
“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.”