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The lawsuit between former XFL commission Oliver Luck and Vince McMahon has been put on hold due.
On June 26, Judge Victor A. Bolden administratively closed the case, due to the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings of Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment.
ORDER Administratively Closing Case. Because of the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings of Alpha Entertainment LLC, an indispensable party, this case has been stayed. See ECF No. 79. Rather than continue to keep the case open on the docket, the Clerk of Court is directed to close it administratively, without prejudice to reopening, once Alpha can be joined as a party. Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 6/26/2020.
Administrative closings do not mean the case is over, rather put on hold due to how the amount of time the case will be inactive.
Oliver Luck received a letter of termination on April 9, which McMahon says what with cause, due to him allegedly not fulfilling his end of the contract.
Luck claims he fulfilled his duties, and was wrongfully dismissed, denying any wrongdoing during his time with the league.
Bankrucpy proceedings are scheduled to be over this summer, with the sale deadline for the XFL set for August 7.
Below are court documents obtained by HeelByNature.com outlining the judge’s ruling to not continue the case until Alpha Entertainment’s bankruptcy proceedings are over.
Mr. McMahon notes that “Alpha is a separate legal entity” with “unique defenses and counterclaims that [he] cannot assert.” Thus, he submits that “[d]ismissal or stay of this action until the bankruptcy case has concluded would ensure that the interest of Alpha and McMahon are not prejudiced and that McMahon is not distracted by this litigation and able to focus on Alpha’s reorganization.” The Court agrees.
Alpha cannot properly protect its interests as a non-party namely because it is a separate legal entity with possibly differing defenses and counterclaims from Mr. McMahon as guarantor, and Alpha cannot now seek to protect its interest because it is currently in bankruptcy proceedings