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The attorneys representing marketing agent Gina Ford in a lawsuit against New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson mistakenly subpoenaed a dentist instead of the NCAA, according to Dana O’Neil of The Athletic.
Ford and her attorneys, according to the report, wanted to subpoena the NCAA, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, to “Produce Documents, Information, or Objections or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action.” Instead, they mailed the subpoena to a dentist, in South Bend, Indiana.
The dentist, Doug Kosek, started a company called NCAA LLC in February and wrongly received the subpoena. The attorneys for Ford responded to the report by stating that a clerical error must have been made and that they are not involved in the filings of the subpoena.
“It must be a clerical error,” said Alvin Pittman, a co-attorney on the case. “We are unaware of everything that gets done. We don’t do all of the typing. Obviously, this is a mistake we need to look into.”
Perhaps the most embarrassing element of the wrongful subpoena is that three different law firms — Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson & Gary, PLLC, Drummond & Squillace, PLLC and the Law Offices of Alvin L. Pittman — all signed off on sending the subpoena off to Kosek.
Pittman said the error can be corrected but the credibility of the lawyers representing Ford has taken a massive hit given the allegations that she has placed against Williamson. She is seeking in excess of $100 million after Williamson backed out of a signed contract.
A Florida appeals court granted Williamson and his lawyers a temporary stay in the case, meaning he will not have to answer questions under oath regarding his eligibility at Duke.
In the meantime, Ford will try to subpoena the NCAA, if the request ever finds its way to Indianapolis.
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