Last month, Oakley appealed the dismissal of his civil lawsuit against Dolan and Madison Square Garden. Oakley, 56, sued for defamation, assault and false imprisonment stemming from a February 2017 incident in which Oakley was arrested and thrown out of the Garden following an altercation with security. After the incident, Dolan banned Oakley from the Garden and suggested Oakley “may have a problem with alcohol.” The suit was dismissed last month because Judge Richard Sullivan believed Oakley didn’t make a plausible legal argument to support his claims and that Dolan had the right to remove Oakley from the building.