Court Rules Janel Grant’s Bill Of Discovery Against Dr. Carlon Colker Will Be Filed
Janel Grant picked up a victory in court as the Connecticut Superior Court ruled that Grant’s bill of discovery against Carlon Colker and Peak Wellness will be filed.
In June, Grant submitted filings that requested access to communications between Colker and his staff with Vince McMahon or WWE. Grant requested any possible travel logs, evidence related to the contents and purposes of the I.V. treatments and supplements she received at Peak Wellness, the practices and policies of the clinic, and any security camera footage of Grant or McMahon on property belong to Colker or the clinic between March 1, 2019, and May 1, 2022.
This action is a Bill of Discovery. “The bill of discovery is an independent action in equity for discovery, and is designed to obtain evidence for use in an action other than the one in which discovery is sought … As a power to enforce discovery, the bill is within the inherent power of a court of equity that has been a procedural tool in use for centuries… The bill is well recognized and may be entertained notwithstanding the statutes and rules of court relative to discovery.” (Citations omitted.) Berger v. Cuomo, 230 Conn. 1, 5-6, 644 A.2d 333 (1994); see also In re Cadle Co., 129 Conn.App. 814, 821, 21 A.3d 572, cert. denied, 302 Conn. 914, 27 A.3d 373 (2011). “According to the general principles and practices of the equity courts, a bill of discovery may be filed for the discovery of facts in the knowledge of an adverse party or deeds or writings or other things in his custody and power, and it is usually employed to enable a party to prosecute or defend an action.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Peyton v. Werhane, 126 Conn. 382, 388-89, 11 A.2d 800 (1940). The parties are ordered to submit proposed scheduling orders for interrogatories and objections thereto, requests for production and objections thereto and deposition notices and objections thereto pursuant to court order 116.01.
In Grant’s original January 2024 lawsuit, Grant’s attorneys say she visited Peak Wellness more than sixty times from 2019 to 2022 at the urging of McMahon. Grant alleges that Colker and Peak Wellness prescribed her supplements and infusions that weren’t identified to her.
Colker continues to deny any wrongdoing and maintains Grant has received her full medical records. He filed a defamation suit against Grant’s attorney Ann Callis in May.
