Post by The Cats on Mar 9, 2023 19:24:46 GMT -5
OVC LAWSUIT: Judge sanctions EKU for delay, failure to produce evidence
Frustrated by continued delays and failure to comply with orders of discovery, Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip J. Shepherd has agreed with the Ohio Valley Conference’s motion to impose sanctions against Eastern Kentucky University.
The order was filed on Feb. 28.
EKU will be required to pay for the OVC’s attorney fees, supported by the affidavits of counsel setting forth all time expended and costs incurred in this discovery dispute.
The court will reserve a ruling on the amount to be imposed pending a final resolution of all issues in the discovery dispute.
The OVC filed a lawsuit against EKU on Aug. 3, 2021, seeking a $1 million exit fee, which is required under the league’s constitution if the member school does not give two years’ notice.
In the almost 600 days since, the court has issued EKU multiple orders to compel discovery, the first of which came in December 2021.
www.richmondregister.com/news/ovc-lawsuit-judge-sanctions-eku-for-delay-failure-to-produce-evidence/article_b1df6ba0-bc61-11ed-a0be-4f0cafc764e4.html
Frustrated by continued delays and failure to comply with orders of discovery, Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip J. Shepherd has agreed with the Ohio Valley Conference’s motion to impose sanctions against Eastern Kentucky University.
The order was filed on Feb. 28.
EKU will be required to pay for the OVC’s attorney fees, supported by the affidavits of counsel setting forth all time expended and costs incurred in this discovery dispute.
The court will reserve a ruling on the amount to be imposed pending a final resolution of all issues in the discovery dispute.
The OVC filed a lawsuit against EKU on Aug. 3, 2021, seeking a $1 million exit fee, which is required under the league’s constitution if the member school does not give two years’ notice.
In the almost 600 days since, the court has issued EKU multiple orders to compel discovery, the first of which came in December 2021.
www.richmondregister.com/news/ovc-lawsuit-judge-sanctions-eku-for-delay-failure-to-produce-evidence/article_b1df6ba0-bc61-11ed-a0be-4f0cafc764e4.html
