A Connecticut judge has paused Janel Grant’s efforts to obtain evidence from Dr. Carlon Colker, ruling that a formal hearing will take place before the court decides whether depositions or records must be submitted.
On Tuesday, Judge Sheila Ozalis sided with Colker, sustaining his objection to Grant’s proposed discovery schedule and rejecting her attempt to move forward immediately. The ruling comes after the court made an earlier ruling in May to deny Colker’s motion to dismiss the case against him.
The judge set August 11 as the date for a hearing when attorneys for Grant and Colker will have a chance to make their cases in court. Grant must also submit requests by August 7 detailing the names of individuals she seeks to interview in depositions and what documents she wants access to.
In previous filings, Grant outlined the materials and depositions she’s seeking. One of the more remarkable elements in Grant’s previous request was her demand for records of any trips taken by Colker and McMahon together to Tijuana, Mexico, between 2019 and 2022. The purpose of those inquiries remains unclear.
“We very much look forward to presenting our arguments before the court,” a representative for Grant said in a statement to POST Wrestling.
Grant’s legal team has also previously argued that Colker is using procedural tactics to stall the case. Colker’s side declined to provide a statement on the ruling or say whether they will ask the court to postpone the August 11 hearing date.
Colker, a Greenwich-based physician whose Peak Wellness clinic has served celebrity clients, is accused by Grant of treating her with unmarked pills and undisclosed I.V. infusions. Colker has denied Grant’s allegations of wrongdoing. He also says his attorneys have already provided Grant’s attorneys with medical records that she’s requested. Grant’s counsel disputes that. Grant also alleges she was sent to the clinic by Vince McMahon, who, along with WWE, is facing a separate sex trafficking and abuse lawsuit from Grant in federal court. Grant alleges her treatment at Colker’s clinic was part of the abuse she says was orchestrated by McMahon.
This case at the state level in the Connecticut Superior Court isn’t a traditional lawsuit, at least not yet. The action, initially filed just over a year ago by Grant, is known as a petition for pre-suit discovery, a special type of legal case in Connecticut that lets someone ask a court for permission to gather evidence before actually suing. Under state law, a judge must first decide whether allowing depositions or document requests in such a case is necessary to “prevent a failure or delay of justice.” If the judge agrees—which the August 11 hearing should help decide—they can then authorize specific forms of discovery, like interviews under oath or access to records, such as those Grant is seeking.
Colker has also sued Grant’s attorney, Ann Callis, alleging defamation. Callis and the Holland Law Firm, at which Callis is a partner, submitted a motion on Tuesday, asking the court to dismiss the case.
