Medical Records Of Janel Grant Briefly Filed Publicly By Dr. Carlon Colker’s Counsel In Defamation Suit
A legal filing submitted on Tuesday night by counsel for Dr. Carlon Colker contained excerpts from medical records of Janel Grant without redactions
The filing was initially viewable on the public docket, prompting the judge to order the filing sealed on Wednesday.
Brandon Thurston of POST Wrestling first reported the news.
From POST:
On Wednesday, Judge Sarah F. Russell ordered Colker’s initial filing—submitted the night before—sealed after determining that it included private medical details and Grant’s birthdate. Medical information and birthdates are often protected from public disclosure in legal cases. Grant’s medical records, in particular, had been previously submitted by Callis’s counsel along with a request to file them under seal—meaning they were accessible to the court and the parties, but were not viewable by the public and would remain sealed unless the judge later denied the request.
Later Wednesday, Colker’s legal team filed a redacted version of the brief, with the medical record excerpts blacked out. It’s unclear whether the initial public filing of Grant’s medical information was intentional or accidental. Colker’s attorneys from Brito PLLC did not respond to multiple requests for comment. One of our questions specifically asked whether the initial filing without redactions was intentional.
Colker is suing Grant’s attorney, Ann Callis, and her law firm, alleging they made false and damaging statements about his medical treatment of Grant.
Grant alleges that she was given unidentified pills and I.V. infusions at Peak Wellness. Colker has denied the allegations.
Callis and her firm represent Grant in her lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE. Colker is not a defendant in the case, but he is mentioned in the lawsuit as a doctor whom McMahon allegedly directed Grant to seek treatment with.
Callis also represents Janel Grant in a related pre-suit legal action in Connecticut state court, where Colker and his clinic are defendants.
Fans can learn more about the lawsuit here.
