Tag: Mark Hollis

Former Michigan State AD Mark Hollis lands new job

Former MSU AD Mark Hollis has landed a new job that will help aid the city of Detroit attempt to land major sporting events

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Former Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis has been bouncing around a few small projects since leaving his position in East Lansing in 2018.

Hollis has now found a position that will serve the Detroit community in an important fashion. The Detroit Sports Commission announced that Hollis will be taking over as the new chair of the Detroit Sports Organization Corp.

Hollis will aid the city of Detroit in bringing key sporting events back to the city.

The city of Detroit hasn’t hosted a major sporting event since the Final Four in 2009, Hollis will look to change that.

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Report: Curtis Blackwell lawsuit against Mark Dantonio, Mark Hollis dismissed

According to The Detroit News, Curtis Blackwell’s lawsuit against Mark Dantonio, Mark Hollis, and Lou Anna Simon has been dismissed.

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According to Matt Charboneau of The Detroit News, the multi-year saga surrounding Curtis Blackwell’s lawsuit against former MSU Football head coach Mark Dantonio, former Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis, and former Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon is now concluding as the lawsuit has reportedly been dismissed.

The case was recommended to be dismissed back in March by a judge and that recommendation was apparently put into action today. This is a lawsuit that has spanned multiple years and one that some fans and onlookers thought could have even been a factor in Mark Dantonio’s retirement back in February.

With the lawsuit now concluded, the Spartans and new head coach Mel Tucker can look forward to a fresh start for the program.

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BREAKING: Judge recommends Blackwell lawsuit against MSU’s Mark Dantonio, others be dismissed

A West Michigan magistrate has recommended that the Curtis Blackwell lawsuit against Mark Dantonio and others at MSU be dismissed.

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In a stark turn of events, U.S. magistrate judge Sally Berens of West Michigan has recommended that the lawsuit brought forth by former Michigan State recruiting coordinator Curtis Blackwell against MSU’s former football head coach Mark Dantonio, former athletic director Mark Hollis, and former University president Lou Anna Simon for wrongful termination be dismissed. This breaking news was first reported by Matt Wenzel of Mlive.com.

Berens also recommended that Blackwell’s lawyers Andrew Paterson and Thomas Warnicke be removed from Blackwell’s counsel. Tony Paul of the Detroit News has also reported on this story, saying that the recommendation was made due to “misuse” of court procedure and harassment of Dantonio.

This development could lead to the swift conclusion of a lawsuit that has dragged on since 2018. The recommendation for case dismissal did not apply to Blackwell’s lawsuit against two Michigan State University Police detectives who he has accused of unlawful arrest.

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